...governments, including free and democratic governments, are not really friendly to freedom and democracy. They abhor any rule of law that limits their powers and penchant for social engineering.

Educating people beyond their intellectual means is a disservice to humanity. A clueless person who knows little is a nuisance; a clueless person who knows a lot is a menace.

Maybe that's what is crazy: to want to be free. A lot of people wouldn't cross the street for it.

And this is when I knew I was black for real.This is when I knew black was a citywhose walls were constantly under siege....

The least of us is improved by the things done by the best of us, because if we are not able to land at least we are able to follow. (July 20, 1969 CBS Moon Landing Coverage)” ― Walter Cronkite

Ruby, I lied before. I would have run. —CG

You are softening toward the young rascal because he is ill, and because he says he likes cats." "It is an engaging quality, Emerson." "That depends," said Emerson darkly, "on how he likes them.

Above our heads exists an infinity of unfathomable fantasiastics: and fields of future fireside fables trail close behind

Nothing would please me better than if they would give me three months and then attack here.

Gambling interests hire lots of economists to do impact studies, but what you need is cost-benefit analysis, and you'll never see the industry finance those

I'm very direct. It's part of my personality. I've actually grown into that.

If you wear a different perfume every day, I do not recognize you.

I wish I'd known early what I had to learn late.