While wine may be only a drink, it is also one of the most complex sensory pleasures we enjoy. It is as cerebral as it is sensual, and it requires a lifetime to appreciate it.

It is especially taboo for a wine writer to admit that he or she likes the buzz. But wine is a full sensory experience. It's not just tasting notes.

What we makes of the world must be largely dependent on the sense-organs that we happen to possess. How the world must have changed since the man came to rely on his eyes rather than his nose.

We should have high expectations of our children, but politicians should not tell teachers how to meet them.

I'm a big believer in anesthesia. I think it should be used for every medical procedure, indlucing routine physicals.

The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls.

Ya know, Hitler was a great leader, too.

I know something better is on the road for me.

Wherever there is a number, there is beauty.

God helps those who work, not those who are idle. No one helps an inactive person, but one who joins in the labor. The good God himself will bring...work to perfection.

As an actor, I really like Philip Seymour Hoffman. I think he's a genius.

Pard, we will meet again in the Happy Hunting Ground To part no more, Goodbye