You can put lipstick and earrings on a hog and call it Monique, but it's still a pig.

Jesse Jackson is a leader and a teacher who can open our hearts and open our minds and stir our very souls.

I've always told my children that life is like a layer cake. You get to put one layer on top of the other, and whether you frost it or not is up to you.

I get a lot of cracks about my hair, mostly from men who don't have any.

You bet being funny helps accomplish things. I've always maintained that people don't realize how many brain cells it takes to be funny. And politics ought to be fun -- after baseball it's our next favorite national pastime.

I feel very strongly that change is good because it stirs up the system.

If you think taking care of yourself is selfish, change your mind. If you don't, you're simply ducking your responsibilities.