People who go broke in a big way never miss any meals. It is the poor jerk who is shy a half slug who must tighten his belt.

The commonest weakness of our race is our ability to rationalize our most selfish purposes.

To stay young requires unceasing cultivation of the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

Limiting the freedom of news 'just a little bit' is in the same category with the classic example 'a little bit pregnant.

Age does not bring wisdom... but it does give perspective... and the saddest sight of all is to see, far behind you, temptations you've resisted.

I wanted the feeling of romance and the sense of wonder I had known as a kid. I wanted the world to be what they had promised me it was going to be - instead of the tawdry, lousy fouled-up mess it is.

There is solemn satisfaction in doing the best you can for eight billion people. Perhaps their lives have no cosmic significance, but they have feelings. They can hurt.