Ruth Gordon

Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.

Never give up. And never, under any circumstances, face the facts.

If I don't make it today, I'll come in tomorrow.

A 'live' show is either alive or not. Free speech is free or it is not. Viewers are free to use their remote or TiVo. Parents are responsible or they are not.

It is characteristic of science that the full explanations are often seized in their essence by the percipient scientist long in advance of any possible proof.

And, finally, Lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a carefully prepared manuscript. Though maybe a teleprompter could have helped that!