"Waiting, are they? Waiting, are they? Well, goddam 'em, let 'em wait!" [Ethan Allen, to his physician who said "General, read more

"Waiting, are they? Waiting, are they? Well, goddam 'em, let 'em wait!" [Ethan Allen, to his physician who said "General, I fear the angels are waiting for you", quoted in Saturday Review, April 5, 1958]

Terrorists don't advise the passengers on board that there's a bomb on board. They just blow it up.

Terrorists don't advise the passengers on board that there's a bomb on board. They just blow it up.

A penumbra of somber dignity has descended over his reputation.

A penumbra of somber dignity has descended over his reputation.

Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.

Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.

You miss your pitches some times -- that is part of the game, ... I've missed a lot of pitches read more

You miss your pitches some times -- that is part of the game, ... I've missed a lot of pitches this year.

Opinion is the main thing which does harm or good in the world. It is our false opinions that ruin read more

Opinion is the main thing which does harm or good in the world. It is our false opinions that ruin us.

I feel like I'm putting together a jigsaw puzzle. I have all these pieces of history of his story. And read more

I feel like I'm putting together a jigsaw puzzle. I have all these pieces of history of his story. And I'm trying to assemble them into a complete package.

We tell the public which way the cat is jumping. The public will take care of the cat. - "Time", read more

We tell the public which way the cat is jumping. The public will take care of the cat. - "Time", On Journalists, May 8, 1950.

The first day I arrived, they told me to go home and get rid of that cold.

The first day I arrived, they told me to go home and get rid of that cold.