In a day of footloose movements of people and of mixed marriages in the ancestry of the most desirable elements of the community we preach unabashed the gospel of the pure race.

The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences.

I long to speak out the intense inspiration that comes to me from the lives of strong women.

No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking.

The happiest excitement in life is to be convinced that one is fighting for all one is worth on behalf of some clearly seen and deeply felt good, and against some greatly scorned evil.

A man's indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude.

Racism remains in the eyes of history ... merely another instance of the persecution of minorities for the advantage of those in power.

The trouble with life isn't that there is no answer, it's that there are so many answers.

Our faith in the present dies out long before our faith in the future.

The trouble is not that we are never happy-it is that happiness is so episodical.

liberty is the one thing no man can have unless he grants it to others.

Fortune sides with him who dares.

We spent our lives making livings.

Good habits are the key to all success. Bad habits are the unlocked door to failure.

Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries - for heavy ones they cannot.

I came from a generation of actors for whom TV was taboo.

In executing the duties of my present important station, I can promise nothing but purity of intentions, and, in carrying these into effect, fidelity and diligence.

Apple stood for something and had a reason for being that wasn't just about making money.

[Calvin Trillin] was very "shoe," which means he was a big jock, a big deal.

My work is to be honest. My work is to try to think clearly, then have the courage to make sure that what I say is the truth.

Stripping for cash is yet another of my many talents