I am writing about people who are alive in the city of New York during mid-20th-century America. And these people are like a character in a play or they are figures in a short story or a novel.

It's true what they say - all the good men are married. But it's marriage that makes them good.

Listen, then make up your own mind.

People dress up for funerals. Why not dress up to celebrate that you’re alive?

News, if unreported, has no impact. It might as well have not happened at all

Most journalists are restless voyeurs who see the warts on the world, the imperfections in people and places. . . . gloom is their game, the spectacle their passion, normality their nemesis.

Putting on a beautifully designed suit elevates my spirit, extols my sense of self, and helps define me as a man to whom details matter.

The Park Avenue of poodles and polished brass; it is cab country, tip-town, glassville, a window-washer's paradise.

People go to restaurants for so many different reasons. To court a girl, to make some deal. Maybe to talk to some lawyer about how to get an alimony settlement better than they got last week.

The real problem is what to do with problem solvers after the problem is solved.

I've always had standards about writing well. There is art in this business. There is potentially great art.

Always mystify, torture, mislead, and surprise the audience as much as possible.

Stop trying to control how you feel, and instead take control of what you do.

Next time someone says, 'Where has big government ever gotten us?' the correct answer is 'Mars.'

Passion and persistence are what matter. Dreams are achievable and you can make your fantasy come true, but there are no shortcuts. Nothing happens without hard work.

The Indians have such strong traditions and aesthetics, and the people are beautiful, as are their goods.

In blues music, there's a lot of borrowing, so it's often difficult to identify the originator of a song.

I was lightweight - that was the whole point of me

The gains made by better management and technology are still being outpaced by the environmental impacts of population and economic growth. We are on an unsustainable course.

In football, you can never say anything is certain. The benchmark is 38-40 points. That has always been the case. That will never change.

Gifts fall from heaven only in fairy tales.