Politics is its own world. It is a court and if the king's eye lights on you, you are a powerful figure. If the king's eye wanders elsewhere, you are out, whatever your title.

There is no rivalry between Google and traditional advertising.

Simplicity is the outcome of technical subtlety; it is the goal, not the starting point.

The essence of parenthood is to make children think that they are the most handsome, intelligent, brilliant person in the world.

America was born out of a desire for self-determination, a longing for the human dignity that only independence can bring.

The Tories win elections when they lead on economic competence.

All media owners want to attract advertising revenue. Google is no different.

Advertising at its worst will be killed by the Internet. And rightly so.

Advertising holding companies used to boast about their share of the advertising market. Now they are proud of how much of their business is not in advertising.

Speaking up for America has become a lonely ordeal.

Advertising must respect the intelligence of its audience and if it does not prompt them to think, it will be instantly dismissed.

Reality provides us with facts so romantic that imagination itself could add nothing to them.

Until the day of his death no man can be sure of his courage.

There once was a brainy baboon, Who always breathed down a bassoon, For he said, It appears That in billions of years I shall certainly hit on a tune.

Applicants for wisdom do what I have done: inquire within

One is never too old for romance.

I spent part of my college years in a Marxist commune. I was not a Marxist. I wasn't even pretending to be one. I was a Marxist-in-law.

I think most writers feel like they're on the outside looking in much of the time... All of us feel, to a certain extent, alienated from the stuff going on around us.

It is not necessarily true that expensive experiments are not worthwhile doing but there are plenty of rather cheap experiments which are certainly worth doing.

The Boogeyman is your conscience. The Boogeyman is the result of your own bad behavior. I love this Boogeyman.

We have to have genius creative thoughts precisely four times a year and on exact dates. I actually write them on my calendar. I write, 'Friday, Nov. 8. Three o'clock. Have a genius creative idea.'