Most people assume that physician language is akin to technical, non-understandable jargon. It does not have to be that way. Doctors do not perform witchcraft. They simply interpret what they are told and what tests reveal. They diagnose and prescribe treatment. Our responsibility is to help doctors know what is going on in our bodies and to insist on clear, precise, understandable language in response.

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

Doctors are our partners, and they need all the assistance we can give them to be sure we get the right diagnosis.

Poor George [Bush], he can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth.

I have a real soft spot in my heart for librarians and people who care about books.

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

I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will kill you.