That attitude does not exist so much today, but in those days there was a very sharp distinction between basic physics and applied physics. Columbia did not deal with applied physics.

I would have had my patent long, long ago, and it would have run out long, long ago. I would have made, maybe, $100.000, much less that the patent has brought me now.

Just think, if I had understood my lawyer and if he and I had communicated properly in January 1958, this whole history would have been entirely different .

The Sufis regard systems which treat everyone alike as mechanical and degenerate.

Money can take you many places, but imagination can take you anywhere.

Looking to advance in journalism, one future editor displayed skilled as varied as economic analysis and humorous commentary.

The reason authors almost always put a dedication on a book is, because their selfishness even horrifies themselves in the end.

The generosity of Montanans is inspiring.

By this curious turn of disposition I have gained the reputation of deliberate heartlessness; how undeserved, I alone can appreciate.

When you're the presidential nominee you get to pick whomever you choose to be on the ticket, and that person gets to say yes or no because, obviously, it's a very important decision.

I have to be able to love somebody except myself and the theater.

You know the real me," she said, stopping to peer up at him. "More than anyone else.

Being horrible in a big film is a quicker nosedive than doing an obscure film and making no money.