The most consistent and ultimately damaging failure of political journalism in America (is that it) has its roots in the clubby/cocktail personal relationships that inevitably develop between politicians and journalists.

Kill the body and the head will die.

it's 12 amyl nitrites (one box), in conjunction with as many beers as necessary.

Avoid being seized by the police. The cops are not your friends. Don't tell them anything.

You can't miss what you never had.

Nixon was a crook, of course, but he was also a rabid football fan - and he knew the game, which still astounds me, but I have always had a soft spot for him because of it.

I may sound a little black, but I'm really pretty well adjusted.