If it's far away, it's news, but if it's close at home, it's sociology.

A government is the only vessel that leaks from the top.

Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity. Prosperity is what is doing us in.

He inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebearers, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them.

In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and open discussion.

Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides.

As General Eisenhower discovered, it is easier to end the Cold War or stamp out poverty than to master this devilish pastime.

Stick with the optimists. It's going to be tough enough even if they're right.

Golf is the Lord's punishment for man's sins.

One of the advantages of defeat in life - maybe the main advantage - is that it provides an excuse for change. Defeat... invariably leads to new adventures.

Nations like individuals have to limit their objectives or take the consequences.

As many authors have said, if the writer is not surprised by events, then chances are that the reader will not be either, and grow bored.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan you should wear it inside where it functions best.

Christian faith is... basically about love and being loved and reconciliation. These things are so important, they're foundational and they can transform individuals, families.

Some men, like a wet dog, sprinkle a shower of advice over you when you are least prepared for a bath.

There's nothing better than a 200 lb snatch, if you know what I mean.

Allen Iverson is a ball hog. You will never win a championship with him on your team.

When you’re the best fighter in the world today, they don’t call you a great fighter. They call you Chael Sonnen.

I'm never saying never - I'm saying I'm not about to.

Several hours or several years make no difference once you have lost eternity.

Listening begins with being silent.