A majority in all parties do, I think, want to see local government recover its old vigour and independence.

It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other things but it's got nothing to do with what dear Simon has or has not written.

No constitution is or can be perfectly symmetrical, what it can and must be is generally accepted as both fair and usable.

In real terms, there is a greater disparity of earnings between the very rich and the very poor.

We want a system that will improve consistency and steadiness in the quality of government.

What the world needs now is more Americans. The U.S. is the first nation on earth deliberately dedicated to letting people choose what they want and giving them a chance to get it.

We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has a unique position in the history of human hopes.

All the research shows that being married, with all its ups and downs, is by far the most effective way of making young men law-abiding and giving them a sense of purpose and self-worth.

We are also further than ever from equality of opportunity.

One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it.

Sexual relations, of course, have existed, exist, and will exist. However, this is in no way connected with the indispensability of the existence of the family.

Knowledge is a commodity to be shared. For knowledge to pay dividends, it should not remain the monopoly of the selected few.

One foundation of loving relationships is curiosity, keeping open to the idea that we have much to learn even about those we have been close to for decades.

It's easier to revise lousy writing than to revise a blank sheet of paper.

I'd never done anything useful as far as my writing.

Traditional Islam is a mixture of all obedience to Allah, and if that requires militancy, so be it.

I have found that by trusting people until they prove themselves unworthy of that trust, a lot more happens.

Crowds of minds can be wise, but crowds of bodies just aren't.

Im a New Yorker. My background is in theater, so staying here, I have the opportunity to get back to that, which I would love to do.

The moment we become uncomfortable is the time we should confess.

The autumn hill gathers the remaining light, A flying bird chases after its companion. The green color is bright And brings me into the moment, like a sunset mist that has no fixed place.