French fries kill more people than guns and sharks, yet nobody's afraid of French fries.
Defining the terms of the debate generally dictates who's gonna' win it.
Politics is show business for ugly people.
Again and again, I've seen Bush turn a blind eye as his henchmen have leveled zealous attacks against his political enemies - assaults which the president himself has sometimes directly encouraged.
Stroke of the pen. Law of the land. Kinda cool.
The Bush Republicans' policies are, the antithesis of patriotic. And so we urge Democrats to reclaim patriotism - to call on all Americans to pull together. And, yes, to sacrifice. Rich people will have to do with fewer tax cuts. Middle class people will need to drive less and switch to more fuel efficient cars. And poor folks - especially young ones - will have to reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies and other indicia of social pathology.
Bill and Hillary Clinton are the most investigated couple in American history - now the most thoroughly exonerated couple in American history.
I'm not a big fan of mediocre.
I just don't see myself as a travel writer. I can't. I don't.
Art is a criticism of society and life, and I believe that if life became perfect, art would be meaningless and cease to exist.
Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.