I really feel stateless, which is not bad, because I always felt a man without a country was not encumbered by narrow loyalties.

If you want to look at a cheap shot, look at Mr. Koons's or Mr. Gober's art. By no definition is it art.

For the most part, I think American armies are awfully good in the business of protecting civilians, of not going over the line.

I have no desire to put my feet up. Why would I?

McNamara's plea was that he had no idea that Vietnam had a history of longing for self-determination, a history of resisting foreign invasion.

We don't want anything from the government but that furtive little fellow called the truth - which, by the way, they'll never give you - which you have to go out and find by talking to people.

I don't see myself as a Luddite.

After more than 50 years of broadcasting on 'CBS News' and '60 Minutes,' I have decided to retire. It's been a wonderful run, but the time has come to say goodbye to all of my friends at CBS and the dozens of people who kept me on the air.

When I grow up, I want to have an exhibit called 'American Motel.'

I really don't like being on television. It makes me uneasy. It is not natural to be talking to a piece of machinery. But the money is very good.