I was just a kid, but I was a rotten kid.

The 'M*A*S*H' cast loves each other with unconditional love; our domestic animals love us with unconditional love.

The richest people are those who have life arranged so they have food for the family and the rent or mortgage paid. After that, at least in my case, it can become a pretty boring existence if wealth is the only objective.

It's awfully nice when people thank you for the pleasure and laughter you've brought to their lives.

I don't go to war for the adrenaline rush. I cover wars because that's what I've ended up doing.

My father told me about American democracy. And he said you have to be actively engaged in the political process to make our democracy work. So I've been doing that my entire life. Civil rights movement. The peace movement during the Vietnam conflict. The movement to get an apology and redress for Japanese-Americans.

The World War II generation believed the United States could do anything - anything... And Vietnam was a shattering experience for everyone.

While the male eye zooms in on a particular element to the exclusion of all else, a woman's gaze flickers from one tedious task to the next, to the point where we can't distinguish between the importance of mopping the kitchen floor and achieving world peace.