I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers literally.

The ceiling on taxation of capital gains reflects the national belief that speculation is a more worthwhile way to make a living than work.

At American weddings, the quality of the food is in inverse proportion to the social position of the bride and groom.

What campaigns are for is weeding out the people who, for one way or another, weren't making it for the long haul.

When someone reaches middle age, people he knows begin to get put in charge of things, and knowing what he knows about the people who are being put in charge of things scares the hell out of him.

If General Haig is so smart, why did he finish 214th (out of 310) in his graduating class at West Point? Does that mean there are 213 generals his age who are smarter than he is?

I've decided to skip 'holistic'. I don't know what it means, and I don't want to know. That may seem extreme, but I followed the same strategy toward 'Gestalt' and the 'Twist', and lived to tell the tale.