Waiting is not always a bad thing

Grief which is not dealt with properly can cause us to lose our perspective on life.

Even though my father was a radio comedian, it wasn't cool to say, at a young age, 'I want to be a comedian.'

There were moments of despondency when Shakespeare thought himself no poet, and Raphael no painter; when the greatest wits have doubted the excellence of their happiest efforts.

Does America really need 70 percent of the world's lawyers? Is it healthy for our economy to have 18 million lawsuits coursing through our system annually?

But you know, I'm just not a quitter.

If I could have gotten 51 votes in the Senate of the United States for an outright ban, picking up every one of them... 'Mr. and Mrs. America, turn 'em all in,' I would have done it.

I got to sit down with people who I admired, and have conversations with some of the greatest thinkers and artists and performers. It's a huge privilege for me to be a journalist.

The digital revolution has disrupted most traditional media: newspapers, magazines, books, record companies, radio.

the blessings of matrimony, like those of poverty, belong rather to philosophy than reality.

Reserve is the truest expression of respect towards those who are its objects.