Let us now praise Barack Obama.

Every great political campaign rewrites the rules; devising a new way to win is what gives campaigns a comparative advantage against their foes.

Conservatives must avoid the siren song of schism, or all is lost.

Comedians and impressionists used to be two different showbiz animals entirely, but now there's no such thing as a comedian who doesn't do impressions.

Pop culture is a reflection of social change, not a cause of social change.

There's no light at the end of the tunnel in the Republican message, no promise of better things to come. There's only the present stagnation, followed by a slow decline.

I was wholeheartedly attracted to the conservative atmosphere that permeated the city of Washington.

I look at 'The New York Review of Books.' It's what it has been for 35 or 40 years, which is a highly sophisticated vehicle for anti-American self-hatred.

While negativity is politically useful, it is also demoralizing unless it is accompanied - and to some extent overshadowed - by elevated and inspiring ideas about the American future.

Your race and gender don't change, but you can choose to change your political affiliation at will.

The problem is that borrowing money to pay back more borrowed money that will oblige you in the future to borrow even more money doesn't sound kosher. Because it isn't.

it is impossible to build one's own happiness on the unhappiness of others. This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist teachings.

Many people resented my impatience and honesty, but I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.

I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.

A fascinating book and a great pleasure to read: Betool Khedairi is a talented new voice in fiction.

You're never too old for anything!

The manuals we got from IBM would show examples of programs and I knew I could do a heck of a lot better than that. So I thought I might have some talent.

If one must do a wrong, it's best to do it pursuing power-otherwise, let's have virtue.

Let us, then, be what we are; speak what we think; and in all things keep ourselves loyal to truth.

Some women are meant to change the world while others are meant to hold it together.

I'm sure clubs have a lot of power these days.