It is commonly agreed that children spend more hours per year watching television than in the classroom, and far less in actual conversation with their parents.

Self-professed liberals are only 15 to 20% of the electorate.

Self-professed conservatives comprise about 40% to 45% of the electorate.

They want everybody to vote. I don't want everybody to vote. . . . As a matter of fact, our leverage in the elections quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down.

We are talking about Christianizing America. We are talking about the Gospel in a political context.

The Fox News cable channel is doing very well because there is a market for what Fox News has to offer.

Policy makers still think that if we just hand out more money the world's problems will be solved.

Absent scandal, a federal judge can serve for decades on the bench, underscoring the importance of appointing judges who have a proper understanding of their constitutional role.

The White House alone cannot hold its opponents accountable.

Second, a quarter to a third of those who listen to Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity are liberals.

Politics aside, it will be hard for any new liberal radio network to outdo the professionalism of NPR.

Oversight versus Insight: Most of us want to oversee the situation without insight of the situation. Knowledge is King.

You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friends nose.

It's the ones who can't let go - of fear or anger, lust or greed, vanity or pride or power - who are most at risk of becoming corrupted.

It's impossible to defend oneself in the absence of goodwill

On the New England Patriots losing the Super Bowl after going 18-0: We set high expectations, now we go down as 18-1, and that is one big zit. It is one big blemish. We choked.

Are you implying that our relationship is like a Spanish soap opera?” “I’m not implying. I’m saying it.

Faith in the endgame helps you live through the months or years of buildup.

The Perkins Bar has always demonstrated a commitment to the community and excelled in service not only to the minority community, but to the community at large.

The ability to keep a cool head in an emergency, maintain poise in the midst of excitement, and to refuse to be stampeded are true marks of leadership.

Anything you write, even if you have to start over, is valuable. I let the story write itself through the characters.