My favorite word is 'pumpkin.' You can't take it seriously. But you can't ignore it, either. It takes ahold of your head and that's it. You are a pumpkin. Or you are not. I am.

There is no shortcut to life. To the end of our days, life is a lesson imperfectly learned.

The newspaper is a marvelous medium. It is extraordinarily convenient and cheap. Let's see. This one cost 75 cents. Now that's a little high. I bought it when I was downtown this morning.

Life within the Kremlin was shrouded in impenetrable secrecy.

Journalism students need to understand it and need a solid background in the liberal arts, in sociology, economics, literature and language, because they won't get it later on.

Why can't a state that launches cosmonauts into space provide enough eggs and milk for its city children during the winter months?

I think that it is a great achievement to put a person on the moon. But to put a person on the earth-that is even more.

I wouldn't write any kind of book without a contract and an advance. You can't invest that amount of time and effort without one.

By the way, I understand that now you can have the Times delivered to your door here in the Twin Cities.

Here, class attendance is expected and students are required to take notes, which they are tested on. What is missing, it seems to me, is the use of knowledge, the practical training.

All good things that happen today are a part of golden memories in future.

We all struggle with our failure to communicate and our failure to reach beyond fear to love people.

The genuine Guru is God's representative and he speaks about God and nothing else.

Many a man thinks he is patient when, in reality, he is indifferent.

Get the big idea and all else follows.

One can forgive but one should never forget.

A just man is not one who does no ill, But he, who with the power, has not the will.

Not everybody is perfect, and I don't think we should be looking for perfect people.

When you're feeling full of doubt and fear has got you in a bind, love will save the day.

Married to the game. If we're dancing with the devil at least teach us how to dance when the son of making dollars.