You know, larger than life is always better than smaller than life in politicians. And, you know, God save us from mediocrities.

Novel writing should never be confused with journalism. Unfortunately, in the case of Primary Colors, a fair number of journalists confused.

Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre.

Affirmative action was always racial justice on the cheap.

Diversity has been written into the DNA of American life; any institution that lacks a rainbow array has come to seem diminished, if not diseased.

Dictating to dictators doesn't work; they are congenitally delusional about their own indispensability.

Bush promised a foreign policy of humility and a domestic policy of compassion. He has given us a foreign policy of arrogance and a domestic policy that is cynical, myopic and cruel.

Anonymous sources are a practice of American journalism in the 20th and 21st century, a relatively recent practice. The literary tradition of anonymity goes back to the Bible.

I've been described as a grizzled political veteran.

You can't get all of your news from Jon Stewart, especially since it's a comedy show.

We journalists are never so idiotic as when we analyze things that we shouldn't be analyzing.

We often hear about stepping outside ourselves, but rarely about stepping outside our generation.

Do not forget about the butterflies.

There is hope for the future because God has a sense of humor and we are funny to God.

Faith must trample under foot all reason, sense, and understanding.

Women are obviously much more discriminated against than men in many ways.

I was born on Delaware Street. We have never desired another home.

Dreams and expectations also have the very dark flipside of disappointment, broken dreams.

To know yourself you need not go to any book, to any priest, to any psychologist. The whole treasure is within yourself.

Rap's the occupation, but one day watch I'll be Pimp of the Nation.

I also carry a clear-and-rose-quartz chakra wand in my handbag.