Enough anecdotes make a pattern.

Talk about presidents "taking" the country hither and yon is part of the foam of presidential elections.

There may be arrogance – and the laziness of someone who is indefatigable when doing what he enjoys, but only when doing that.

People who have nothing much in mind for next week speak instead about the next century or millennium.

Time was when much of lawyering consisted (according to turn-of-the-century lawyer and statesman Elihu Root) in "telling would-be clients that they are damned fool's, and should stop.

In this age of 'whatever, ' Americans are becoming slaves to the new tyranny of nonchalance. " James Morris

He was one of the fortunate few for whom there simply was no discernible line between work and play, between creation and recreation.

Liberalism is not fond of fun, or at least of many forms of fun that many people like.

In Gladstone's mature years he lost faith not in God but in the ability of any government or state to act as the agent of God.

Politics is always driven by competing worries.

From visible habits we make inferences as to the invisible attributes of the soul. Therefore, statecraft is soulcraft.

The only recourse for an escape artist from world affairs is to explore their inner sanctum where hopes, dreams, insecurities, and despair collide.

You are like seven of the strangest women I have ever met.

He who cares for the sparrows and numbers the hairs of our head, cannot possibly fail us.

I will not lower the standard of the Bible to my level of experience.

The biggest - one of the biggest barriers to driving economic growth is the capital gains tax rate. I propose taking it to zero.

Haters are just confused admirers because they can't figure out the reason why everyone loves you.

I did vote Obama. But I've never believed in the authenticity of the two-party system.

Comedy to me is all about the bumps and bruises and weird tics.

The past was so past it hurt.

Every day you have to renew your commitment. Some of the strategies should become habitual over time and not a huge effort.