More men have been defeated by reports than all the steel of all the swords in history.

Life is problems. Living is solving problems.

I'm a huge fan of Cabernet and Bordeaux, and am passionate about Pinot Noir and Burgundies.

There is no idea so brilliant or original that a sufficiently-untalented writer can't screw it up.

A hero is someone who simply got too frightened to use his good sense and run away, then somehow lived through it all.

But for the most part, love is a recognition, an opportunity to say, 'There is something about you I cherish.

Often I'll try things that just won't happen the way I'd like them to, so hearing that they're not working saves me some wear and tear the next time around.

Never accept the proposition that just because a solution satisfies a problem, that it must be the only solution.

Every person you encounter, whom you interact with, is there to teach you something. Sometimes it may be years before you realize what each had to show you.

I know you'll think this odd, but I find it strangely exhilarating not knowing what's coming next.

If I leave my computer, I'm probably not going to get back for hours. If I take a few minutes to answer questions and go web surfing, then guilt kicks in and I get back to work.

A lecture has been well described as the process whereby the notes of the teacher become the notes of the student without passing through the mind of either.

How about that oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. And you know, the oil slick is going everywhere. So the next time somebody lands on the Hudson, it won't be that big a deal.

I feel sorry for the young people today. I think there's too much paparazzi and not enough protection.

This is my world. You step into my world, you will step out a loser - I guarantee it.

When you’ve worked hard and done well and walked through that doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you.

It's the pleasure of picking up the brush and seeing what happens.

A rare piece of magic, don't let it FLY by you

I do not follow closely anymore, since there is a limit to how much heartsickness one can bear.

I've given up on you...Love fades. Mine has.

Then I went to radio with Sinatra and I watched that disappear.