But look, I was born in 1956, the peak year for births in US history. I think I'm very representative of many of the thought processes my generation have been through and, by and large, people of my age have had their imprint planted on the consciousness of western society for a long time.

Back in World War II, we viewed the Japanese as 'yellow, slant-eyed dogs' that believed in different gods. They were out to kill us because our way of living was different. We, in turn, wanted to annihilate them because they were different. Does that sound familiar, by any chance, to what's going on today?

We are all God's animated cartoons.

Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me wanna buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address. On the other hand, this not knowing has its charms.

From now on we live in a world where man has walked on the Moon. It's not a miracle; we just decided to go.

The reason most of us go to the movies is to be involved in someone else's moral dilemma.

I view my wife as my lover, and we have a bond that goes beyond words like wife or girlfriend or mother.