If you're paying attention to your wardrobe, Rudy believed, your mind isn't sufficiently occupied.

Courage is perhaps our most admirable trait. The man, or woman, who possesses it is able to plunge ahead, despite dangers, despite warnings, despite hazards of all kinds, to attack the task at hand. Often, it is indistinguishable from stupidity.

The secret to a successful career in virtually any field is good public relations. Forget results. Forget the facts. Perception is all that matters.

If you're paying attention to your wardrobe, Rudy believed, your mind isn't sufficiently occupied.

Of course, they (i. e., demons) had always been observed with some regularity, but that could usually be ascribed to an overabundance of piety or wine or imagination. Take your pick.

The measure of a civilization is in the courage, not of its soldiers, but of its bystanders.

The term congressional hearing is an oxymoron. No congressional hearing is ever called to gather information. Rather, it is an exercise designed strictly for posturing, by people who have already made up their minds, looking for ammunition to support their positions.