To write or speak is to communicate. To communicate is to share meanings, make them ‘common’ to all participants in the discourse. (The etymological root of communication means ‘common.’)

Language uses us as much as we use language.

All language is political.

Reagan's genius as a communicator lies in his use of ambiguity. ... Ambiguity is the mother of Teflon.

As a leader, if you can no longer inspire your people it is time to step aside and let someone else take the lead

The gospel of the kingdom is about hard work.

... We [can't] escape the influence of sin in the world, but [do] we have to pay money to see and hear it firsthand?

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

I ate two waffles, a banana and cereal with blueberries. And that whas between my two breakfasts.

Make ducks and drakes with shillings.

Mostly I have to try to censor myself so as not to write things that will hurt other people, or that will go too far.

Good thoughts keep off bad thoughts. They must themselves disappear before the state of realization.

Most of the time, criticism that takes pop culture seriously involves performing some kind of symbolic analysis, decoding the work to demonstrate the way it represents some other aspect of society.

If it weren't for rock'n'roll, I wouldn't be a designer