For manipulation to be most effective, evidence of its presence should be nonexistent… It is essential, therefore, that people who are manipulated believe in the neutrality of their key social institutions.
Sometimes I get bored riding down the beautiful streets of L.A. I know it sounds crazy, but I just want to go to New York and see people suffer.
I think every woman is entitled to a middle husband she can forget.
I epitomize America.
Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth.
The modern age has been characterized by a Promethean spirit, a restless energy that preys on speed records and shortcuts, unmindful of the past, uncaring of the future, existing only for the moment and the quick fix. The earthly rhythms that characterize a more pastoral way of life have been
As if there were safety in stupidity alone.
…a man may be a patriot without risking his own life or sacrificing his health. There are plenty of lives less valuable.