The only new ideas that are not subject to our skepticism or suspicion are our own.

The American way is the way most law-abiding Americans live - in debt. Does this make a balanced budget un-American?

Of all creatures on earth, we humans have the highest level of stupidity.

Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.

Wisdom is what's left after we've run out of personal opinions.

We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex - but Congress can.

A mind becomes a detriment when it acquires more intelligence than its integrity can handle.