“Of what use is freedom of speech to those who fear to offend?”

“All I require of a religion is that it be tolerant of those who do not agree with it.”

“Doing research on the Web is like using a library assembled piecemeal by pack rats and vandalized nightly. ”

“Gene Siskel used to describe old-age makeup as making young actors look like turtles.”

“There are no guarantees. But there is also nothing to fear. We come from oblivion when we are born. We return to oblivion when we die. The astonishing thing is this period of in-between.”

“I began to realize that I had tended to avoid some people because of my instant conclusions about who they were and what they would have to say. I discovered that everyone, speaking honestly and openly, had important things to tell me.”

“Of all the purposes of education, I think the most useful is this: It prepares you to keep yourself entertained. It gives you a better chance of an interesting job.”