"People without an internalized symbolic system can all too easily become captives of the media."

"Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon."

"I'm very pleased with each advancing year. It stems back to when I was forty. I was a bit upset about reaching that milestone, but an older friend consoled me. 'Don't complain about growing old - many, many people do not have that privilege.'"

"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing."