Often, the disparities in the ways men and women are treated are subtle; there are not these clear barriers that you have to break down.

Hospice means end-of-life care. The admission ticket is a diagnosis from a doctor that you have six months or less to live.

If privacy ends where hypocrisy begins, Kitty Kelley's steamy expose is a contribution to contemporary history.

If there is a ground zero in the cultural wars, it is Missouri, a state where pro-life groups are strong and well organized and their agenda dominates local politics.

It's a complicated set of opinions that women bring to the voting booth.

People want change but not too much change. Finding that balance is tricky for every politician.

Bush does not want to go down in history as the president who lost in Iraq. His strategy to the extent he has one is to hang tough and let whoever succeeds him take the fall.

The list of women to potentially be on a major party ticket, in both parties, is embarrassingly short.

Today's young women don't really see inequities until they go out into the real world.

John Kerry, windsurfing dilettante

If you look at where presidents come from, they're former governors or senators.

The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth.

The tools we use have a profound and devious influence on our thinking habits, and therefore on our thinking abilities.

Only learn to seize good fortune, for good fortune's always here.

Art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding race or religion or wealth or color

Writing can be wonderful therapy, and cheap at the price. At the very least, you eventually get bored by thinking about anxious topics and move on.

We talk often about choice. Well, ladies and gentlemen, it's time to choose.

Unsoundness in a slave, as well as in a horse, detracts materially from his value. If no warranty is given, a close examination is a matter of particular importance to the Negro jockey.

It is better to be early than too late in recognizing the passing of one era, the waning of old investment favorites and the advent of a new era affording new opportunities for the investor.

Roy Oswalt is a drop and drive pitcher. What is a drop and drive pitcher? He is a guy who drops and drives. Very simple.

I feel the need of relations and friendship, of affection, of friendly intercourse.... I cannot miss these things without feeling, as does any other intelligent man, a void and a deep need.