blackmail. The age-old path to the land of milk and honey. The one sure way of being paid for doing nothing.

there were people who occupied telephone booths as though they had rented them for the day.

who was the cynic who had defined gratitude as thanks for favors to come?

The only thing worse than a perilous adventure is a boring one.

What has kept the world safe from the bomb since 1945 has not been deterrence, in the sense of fear of specific weapons, so much as it's been memory. The memory of what happened at Hiroshima.

Men freely believe that which they desire.

I've always thought having a kid that played soccer would be the worst punishment. After watching 3 min of water polo I stand corrected.

The guys were going down one road, and I was going down another.

When I make a commitment I stick to it.

Let's not forget something on this prosecuting Hillary [Clinton] business. It's not just [Donald] Trump supporters. Bernie Sanders supporters are gonna be among those who are not happy to hear this.

Do not attempt to do a thing unless you are sure of yourself; but do not relinquish it simply because someone else is not sure of you.

Nothing stinks like a pile of unpublished writing, which remark I guess shows I still don't have a pure motive (O it's-such-fun-I-just-can't-stop-who-cares-if-it's-published-or-read) about writing.

We artists have the dignity to tell the truth to the people, unlike politicians.