Reagan "has conducted an arms race on earth," boomed Mondale. A race generally implies two parties. The Soviets contributed a little bit to this problem, if Mondale had not noticed.

In this era of world leadership, the metal detector is the altar and the minicam may be god.

A sense of humor... is needed armor. Joy in one's heart and some laughter on one's lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life.

Carry laughter with you wherever you go.

A sense of humor is needed armor.

Bureaucrats are the only people in the world who can say absolutely nothing and mean it.

A White House dinner is the American family assembled, from labor leaders to billionaires, actors, architects, academicians and athletes.

We love the blather and boast, the charge and counter-charge of campaigning. Governing is a tougher deal.

The problems seem so easy out there on the stump. Deficits shrink with a rhetorical flourish.

When people travel here from across the country, they shed jealousies and politics and prejudices. The mighty climb down. The humble are elevated.

For this feeling of wonder shows that you are a philosopher, since wonder is the only beginning of philosophy.

Charitably... I think... sometimes, perhaps, one must change or die. And, in the end, there were, perhaps, limits to how much he could let himself change.

The blessing we receive for following Jesus comes also with persecutions, which, if we have faith to accept them, can also be a blessing.

His enthusiasm and willingness to use what he learned made him get ahead in Spanish.

The future is not to be forecast, but created.

When you think of Buddhism, you're likely to think of peace and tranquility.

In fact, I would advise against anyone doing reality shows. I won't be doing 'X Factor' just yet.

I'm supposed to have a Ph.D. on the subject of women.

But I'm not an artist. Maybe an artist with a small a

Even I just listen to some bands on YouTube. I'll think, "Oh, I quite like that, I should buy it someday," but I don't get around to buying half the stuff I liked.