Progress depends as much on our collective differences as it does on our individual IQ scores.

We don't need any more writers as solitary heroes. We need a heroic writer's movement: assertive, militant, pugnacious.

I'm really into football, gadgets, adventurous activities, and cooking new, creative recipes right now - but you'll never catch me being boring.

Integrity is crucial for business success - once you can fake that, you've got it made.

I agree with people who say we want more income equality; we want more consumer protection; and we want sounder banks. I agree with all that.

I've seen a jillion miracles. They're all around. Every green leaf is a miracle.

I think folk music helps reinforce your sense of history. An old song makes you think of times gone by.

Every business is successful exactly to the extent that it does something others cannot.

The evil that machinery is doing is not merely in the consequence of its work but in the fact that it makes men themselves machines also.

One of the pleasantest things about book writing is that sometimes it brings one in touch with old friends.

Sometimes things are better off forgotten.