Many journalists are influenced by a myopic multiculturalism that is suspicious of anything Western, while giving the benefit of the doubt to non-Western societies.

All of science is largely formalized common sense.

Darwinism has become our culture's official creation myth, protected by a priesthood as dogmatic as any religious curia.

Competition is always a good thing. It forces us to do our best. A monopoly renders people complacent and satisfied with mediocrity.

Having a Christian worldview means being utterly convinced that biblical principles are not only true but also work better in the grit and grime of the real world.

The human mind inherently seeks intelligible order. Thus the conviction that such an order exists to be found is a crucial assumption.

Developing a Christian worldview means submitting our entire self to God, in an act of devotion and service to Him.

Schools ought to teach students to challenge secular ideologies masquerading as science in the classroom.

America has always welcomed anyone willing to assimilate to its national character. But radical Islam rejects assimilation and is bent on the conquest of our national character.

I discovered that Christianity does have the resources to meet the challenges posed by competing worldviews after all.

For many women today, on a personal level, the problem is not male dominance so much as male desertion.

Our past may shape us, but it doesn't define us.

I've told the same story twelve different ways, but I think that's just part of what writers do. Once may not be enough.

Books to the ceiling, Books to the sky, My pile of books is a mile high. How I love them! How I need them! I'll have a long beard by the time I read them.

I was Christmas shopping and ran into a guy on the street. I noticed his watch and said that it runs slow. He said, "So does the guy I stole it from."

Trust a girl of sixteen for knowing well if she is pretty; concerning her plainness she may be ignorant.

I was driving by, doing a security check... and I smelled leg of lamb." Morelli

As a five-year-old in Berlin in 1965, I didn't know that funny women existed. It wasn't until I got back to England that I realised women could be funny.

I learned English in one month. I told myself I should listen. In the next month I could talk to everyone. I was so happy because I could do one thing...I could talk.

Everything is in a state of flux, and this includes the world of Chess

My lyrics are my diary - you're hearing every detail of my life.