"It does no harm just once in a while to acknowledge that the whole country isn't in flames, that there are people in the country besides politicians, entertainers, and criminals."

"It was so much fun to have the freedom to wander America, with no assignments. For 25 or 30 years I never had an assignment. These were all stories I wanted to do myself."

"I think I'd have done better if I had been a little more relaxed-if I had not pressed quite so hard, if I'd not lost quite so much sleep."

"I can't say that I've changed anybody's life, ever, and that's the real work of the world, if you want a better society."

"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that the echo of our deeds ripples through eternity."

"The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants."

"The highest expression of strength is tenderness toward the vulnerable. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a enduring truth that the highest expression of strength is tenderness toward the vulnerable."