“As always, imagine how great the press corps would be if it devoted 1/1000th the energy to dissecting non-sex political wrongdoing”

“Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government.”

“In politics democracy itself is at stake in this world of high-speed always-on news. Political reporters pronounce sudden verdicts upon the politicians they often outshine in fame and as a result parliaments everywhere feel themselves reduced to side-attractions in the great non-stop media show.”

“Leaders have a great driving force of sex but they direct their energy well as they perfect their state of genius and status symbol.”

“There should be a phone service, I thought, something like 1-800-MEDIUM-1.Where an automated voice would direct you. Press one if an object in your home is levitating. Press two if there is ectoplasm oozing out of your walls. Press three if spirits are disrupting your cable service. Press four if you've inherited your mother's psychic abilities.”

“Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.”