"I am a kosmos, of Manhattan the son, Turbulent, fleshy, sensual, eating, drinking and breeding."

"I have been through many storms, and I have always come out on the other side."

"I am a firm believer in the power of music."

"I find I am not, in any sense, a literary man."

"We will not have great individuals or great leaders, but a great average bulk, unprecedentedly great."