Human paleontology shares a peculiar trait with such disparate subjects as theology and extraterrestrial biology: it contains more practitioners than objects for study.

A 'black' man who draws a 'black' person with big lips is called observant. A 'white' man who does the same is called a racist.

Federal Reserve officials have stressed the importance of the Fed's independence. But such independence does not mean that it is immune from Congressional oversight.

I don't think my spirituality has affected my character. I feel like my character is much more cynical about his beliefs, and I think I have to kind of drop what I believe in order to play him.

If this is neither my own badness, nor an effect of my own badness, and the common weal is not injured, why am I troubled about it? And what is the harm to the common weal?

Wherever my career takes me, I know I'll love getting there, because ever since I was 2 1/2 years old, I knew that this was all I ever wanted to do.

After theology I give to music the highest place and the greatest honor.

The fundamental question is is the Conservative Party leadable

I always have an adjustment period where I'm so happy to be home, but then my sense of purpose is totally gone.

Every day there are many opportunities to be nice---or not so nice.