If I wrote a book about England I should call it What About Wednesday Week? which is what English people say when they are making what they believe to be an urgent appointment.

A wartime Minister of Information is compelled, in the national interest, to such continuous acts of duplicity that even his natural hair must grow to resemble a wig.

Believe nothing until it has been officially denied.

Never underestimate the effectiveness of a straight cash bribe.

A newspaper is always a weapon in somebody's hands.

Small earthquake in Chile. Not many dead.

There is nothing quite so terrifying as a mad sheep.

An autobiography should give the reader opportunity to point out the author's follies and misconceptions.

I am a Saturn who dreams of being a Mercury, and everything I write reflects these two impulses.

If people would treat themselves with the same kind of love they give to their friends, that would be such a great gift we could give ourselves.

Hope, the best comfort of our imperfect condition.

Jazz translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.

Insight is not a matter of memory, of knowledge and time, which are all thought.

Without the New York Times, there is no blog community. They'd have nothing to blog about.

I'm not a fool and I won't be taken for a ride. I will stand up for my self but at the same time I don't presume the worst and I don't see people coming at me with negativity. Until they do.

You always need younger guys if you're going to be successful in the long term.

Yes, I will bring the understanding of a woman to the Court, but I doubt that alone will affect my decisions.

A fool harvests his opinions in the spring.