Prolific irony - For 8 years, the finger on the button that could end the world belonged to a president who couldn't pronounce the word "nuclear.

Your right of religious freedom ends where my right of religious abstinence begins...

Hunting, works for conservation like slavery works for economic growth. A guaranteed but morally awful way to achieve a goal.

There's a lot of revisionist history that goes on these days about Iraq.

They should move 1st base back a foot to avoid all those close plays

Maggie Shipstead's prose is so graceful and muscular, so dazzling, so sure-handed and fearless, that at times I had to remind myself to breathe. Astonish Me is a treasure of small surprises.

Faith is the master, and reason the maid-servant.

I rarely buy a shoe that is completely specific to a time and outfit. I generally tend to spend money on good shoes that can go with everything.

The finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.

Design isn't just about making things beautiful; it's also about making things work beautifully.

Following your heart means allowing the possibility of finding true love to be stronger than the fear of rejection.

We do not depend upon any external help in meditation.