Catholic extremism should be resisted as fiercely at home as we oppose the Taliban abroad.

The only thing more difficult than persuading someone else to start having sex with you is persuading yourself to stop.

This is how most stories end in the hospital. Not with crash carts and sirens and electric shocks to the chest, but with an empty room, a crisp white bed, silence.

The boss is never your friend, even if you're sleeping with him.

Always warm up the audience with a joke....If you are not a particularly funny person, make sure that you inform them that it's a joke.

I am grateful that I have rights in the proverbial public square - but, as a practical matter, my most cherished rights are those that I possess in my bedroom and hospital room and death chamber.

Catholic extremism should be resisted as fiercely at home as we oppose the Taliban abroad.