I can get a better grasp of what is going on in the world from one good Washington dinner party than from all the background information NBC piles on my desk.

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A man cannot be made comfortable without his own approval.

A man cannot be made comfortable without his own approval.

Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.

Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.

Before we had airplanes and astronauts, we really thought that there was an actual place...

Before we had airplanes and astronauts, we really thought that there was an actual place...

First of all, the Jewish religion has a great deal in common with the Christian...

First of all, the Jewish religion has a great deal in common with the Christian...

Show me someone who never gossips, and I will show you someone who is not...

Show me someone who never gossips, and I will show you someone who is not...

I didn't have a very religious family.

I didn't have a very religious family.

If it's a woman it's caustic, if it's a man it's authority, If it's a...

If it's a woman it's caustic, if it's a man it's authority, If it's a...

Wait for those unguarded moments. Relax the mood and, like the child dropping off to...

Wait for those unguarded moments. Relax the mood and, like the child dropping off to...

But for Muslims, everything that they don't have on earth is what they get in...

But for Muslims, everything that they don't have on earth is what they get in...

And I really do believe that the most important thing is the way you live...

And I really do believe that the most important thing is the way you live...

I don't know about you, but I can never get enough David Letterman.

I don't know about you, but I can never get enough David Letterman.

If it's a woman, it's caustic; if it's a man, it's authoritative.

If it's a woman, it's caustic; if it's a man, it's authoritative.

Because there are so many shows on and because I've been so hands-on - I've...

Because there are so many shows on and because I've been so hands-on - I've...

Most of us have trouble juggling. The woman who says she doesn't is someone whom...

Most of us have trouble juggling. The woman who says she doesn't is someone whom...

I found it interesting that as people become more technically oriented all over the world,...

I found it interesting that as people become more technically oriented all over the world,...

Parents of young children should realize that few people, and maybe no one, will find...

Parents of young children should realize that few people, and maybe no one, will find...

It would be nice to feel that we are a better world, a world of...

It would be nice to feel that we are a better world, a world of...

All of the religions - with the exception of Tibetan Buddhism, which doesn't believe in...

All of the religions - with the exception of Tibetan Buddhism, which doesn't believe in...

To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can...

To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can...

To not sing with an orchestra, to not be able to communicate through my voice,...

To not sing with an orchestra, to not be able to communicate through my voice,...