I did three tours in Vietnam. I guess a total of about almost two years.

The helicopter is a fine way to travel, but it induces a view of the world that only God and CEOs share on a regular basis.

Reality TV is sleazy, it is manipulative. It is as momentary as anything in popular culture.

Killing is the payoff of war.

You can never have enough garlic. With enough garlic, you can eat The New York Times.

Kids' views are often just as valid as the teachers'. The best teachers are the ones that know that.

The Bush Cabinet is quite interesting, there are no flashy people in there. No stars. They all seem quite focused and serious and knowledgeable about the areas to which they have been appointed.

It is always disarming to treat with the enemy, so to speak.

I would trust citizen journalism as much as I would trust citizen surgery.

We are on Sunday night because that is where they put us 30-odd years ago. I think we became a habit.

The Republicans learned well from Bill Clinton.

If someone doesn't like what you bring to the table in a relationship, let them eat alone.

There is a divine grace available for you to accomplish far greater things than you could ever imagine nor dream of.

Mistakes are proof that you are trying.

As you get older you have more respect and empathy for your parents. Now I have a great relationship with both of them.

Joint undertakings stand a better chance when they benefit both sides.

My grandmother had the most dramatic effect on my life because she set me in one direction, and I had to go back the other direction for my sanity, and for my ability to be a social human being.

My hatred is a thousand times more powerful than all your good intentions.

On Father's Day, we again wish you all happy birthday.

On Man, on Nature, and on Human Life, Musing is solitude