I always love to quote Albert Einstein because nobody dares contradict him.

Cannot Hannah Arendt's 'banality of evil' be subject to transposition: the evil of banality?

If solace is any sort of succor to someone, that is sufficient. I believe in the faith of people, whatever faith they may have.

With optimism, you look upon the sunny side of things. People say, 'Studs, you're an optimist.' I never said I was an optimist. I have hope because what's the alternative to hope? Despair? If you have despair, you might as well put your head in the oven.

You happen to be talking to an agnostic. You know what an agnostic is? A cowardly atheist.

I said, "Suppose communists come out against cancer, do we have to automatically come out for cancer?'" I can't take back that I'm against the poll tax, that I'm against lynching, that I'm for peace.

I cannot even picture myself retiring. What would I do? I'll always be doing something, asking somebody questions, even if there weren't a book.