Nippers was a whiskered, sallow, and, upon the whole, rather piratical-looking young man of about five and twenty. I always deemed him the victim of two evil powers — ambition and indigestion.

I would prefer not to.

I felt the kind of peace you feel when you come in from a hot afternoon and pour cold water over your feet.

We intend to lead a government of purpose and direction so that we can offer the people of this nation the opportunity to move forward to independence, democracy and equality.

When the private sector fails, the solution is more government. When the government fails, the solution is more government.

You don't need lawyers making laws. Regular citizens can make laws. Let the lawyers work under the laws.

Undoubtedly, there are members of the former regime that are cooperating in some fashion and then there are extremists that are within Iraq that are cooperating with them.

No one gives you a chance. You have to take chances.

Sometimes I wonder — if I were drop-dead handsome, and every woman I met actually dropped dead, would I ever get tired of it?

Only tyrannies understand the power of art.

Suppose you had a cross burning in a play or a movie... Would that be intimidating?

I think the rising and falling popularity of areas like hard SF and far-future SF is, to a considerable extent, the same as any other fashion.