The great lesson my mother and father gave me was almost invisible. It was a strong sense of being rooted.

Always marry a woman from Texas. No matter how tough things get, she's seen tougher.

Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.

Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it's very hard to turn it, even slightly.

Journalism is not a precise science, it's a crude art

To the pilot of a deep sea submersible, upon finding out what would happen if the craft sprung a leak while submerged. I'll trust you to make sure that doesn't happen.

I had just turned 10-years-old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and plunged America into World War II.