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

We experience moments absolutely free from worry. These brief respites are called panic.

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

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

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

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

In our nation there are two classes of nobility: the law-abiding workers and the law-abiding employers who sustain each other.