Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things.

I consider that there are different degrees of civilization and there are many different ways of expressing it. But one is civilized or is not.

There were the days of so-called free love ... but it didn't take long to discover that love is not free. Sooner or later it exacts its price.

We have learned how to do a lot of things. We must try to relearn why.

Many, many, many small moves of many kinds can bring a way to manage change. The theory can come later.

Truth is the hardest substance in the world to pin down. But the one certainty is the awesome penalty exacted sooner or later from a society whose reporters stop trying.

I felt as if I had no control over what I said, as if loathsome, ugly words were waiting inside me like snakes and toads looking for a chance to sneak out before I could stop them.

All of it seems like noise and false light, and all I want for tonight is quiet, the black and gray of a summer night, and a girl in a pink dress, beside me forever.

This is terrible, when a writer is bored by his own work, but it was a real bomb and had reached the point where I couldn't even stand to look at it any more.

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the legendary inscrutable Chinese.

I try to use whatever I know about photography to be of service to the people I'm photographing.

You cannot be happy with your family while being personally unhappy with your work. It's a Catch-22 kind of thing.

In my opinion, there's no condition in life that can't be ameliorated by a dose of junk food.

I'm always impressed by confidence, kindness and a sense of humour.

I am proud that my humble attempts to predict Tuesday's prices on Monday are an indispensable component of our society. By buying low and selling high, I create harmony and freedom.

When you hit the big time, big money, big egos, people don't talk. You have no friends.