Sixth grade was a big time, in my childhood, of hoops and friendship, and coming up with funny things.

All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.

I do not read advertisements. I would spend all of my time wanting things.

October is a fine and dangerous season in America. a wonderful time to begin anything at all. You go to college, and every course in the catalogue looks wonderful.

I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.