Journalist: A person with nothing on his mind and the power to express it.

There are good reasons why everybody should heed politicians' advise not to believe the media. One of the best is that the media report what politicians say.

The biographer's problem is that he never knows enough. The autobiographer's problem is that he knows too much.

People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people have been left out of the pleasure.

Don't try to make children grow up to be like you, or they may do it.

A skillful playwright might have a good time with the story of the assassination of President William McKinley, and especially with the three most flamboyant political figures involved: Mark Hanna, Theodore Roosevelt, and Emma Goldman.

Listen once in a while. It's amazing what you can hear.