Every time a man puts a new idea across, he faces a dozen men who thought of it before he did. But they only thought of it.

To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To you, respect.

Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance.

You don't make your character in a crisis, you exhibit it.

Maturity is the ability to live in someone else's world.

Dear God, I pray for patience and I want it right now.

Man's command of the language is most important. Next to kissing, it's the most exciting form of communication.

Dear God I pray for patience. And I want it right now!

Man's command of the language is most important. Next to kissing it's the most exciting form of communication.

Can we wonder that men perish and are forgotten when their noblest and most enduring works decay?

"Little magazines" are, for the most part, the mayflies of the literary world.

Envy is more irreconcilable than hate. It is the most corroding of all political vices and also a great power in our land. The friends of freedom are content to be envied, but envy not.

I believe that without Watergate we would have had an extraordinary period of success with a strong Nixon and a still vital Brezhnev in power.

I am persistent about everything I believe in. If there's a film I want to do, a record, a Broadway show - I do it. Everybody can hate it but I will still do it. I am fearless that way.

I cling to him like he's what keeps me thriving. Because he is.

I just want to give the people 100% of myself as an artist.

I never think about poetry except when I'm writing it. I mean my poetry.

It's easy to create a country, all you have to do is to think of a name for it

Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.