If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done.

The great thing about history is that it is adaptable.

When I was small, I would refuse to drink when I ate fish because I thought the fish would reconstitute itself in my stomach

Did you know that the worldwide food shortage that threatens up to five hundred million children could be alleviated at the cost of only one day, only one day, of modern warfare.

If you're going to be a prisoner of your own mind, the least you can do is make sure it's well furnished.

Basically I'm a very serious person, but I think the form it takes with me is comedy. I see the amusing side of all potentially pompous situations.

Two members of my profession who are not urgently needed by my profession, Mr. Ronald Reagan and Mr. George Murphy, entered politics, and they've done extremely well. Since there has been no reciprocal tendency in the other direction, it suggests to me that our job is still more difficult than their new one.