I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.

You've got to S-M-I-L-ETo be H-A-Double-P-Y

Any star can be devoured by human adoration, sparkle by sparkle.

Good luck needs no explanation.

When I was fourteen I was the oldest I ever was. ... I've been getting younger ever since.

Our whole way of life today is dedicated to the removal of risk. Cradle to grave we are supported insulated and isolated from the risks of life- and if we fall our government stands ready with Band-Aids of every size.

One has to handle these negative experiences alone. You can't get help from your friends or family. You're finally alone with it and you have to come to grips with misfortune and go on.

Make-believe colors the past with innocent distortion and it swirls ahead of us in a thousand ways-in science in politics in every bold intention. It is part of our collective lives entwining our past and our future ... a particularly rewarding aspect of life itself.