I like to do my principal research in bars, where people are more likely to tell the truth or, at least, lie less convincingly than they do in briefings and books.

Poverty can't be eliminated by punishing people who've escaped poverty.

One of the reporters must have flunked journalism school because he asked a question that went straight to the point.

It's much better to have your arguments dismissed because you might be joking than to have your arguments dismissed because you're not telling the truth.

Because of their cuisine, Germans don't consider farting rude. They'd certainly be out of luck if they did.

Masochists are people that have pleasure confused with pain. In a world that has television confused with entertainment, doritoes confused with food, and Dan Quayle confused with a national political leader, masochists are clearly less mixed-up than the rest of us.

A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat.