Capitalism is the greatest system ever created for alleviating general human misery, and yet it breeds ingratitude.

Science is wonderful at explaining what science is wonderful at explaining, but beyond that it tends to look for its car keys where the light is good.

Americans are very smart about the things they care about, and ignorant about the things they don't.

[A] country without a word to describe its love for what is best within it is a country ill-equipped to defend what is best within it.

John Kerry is a sphincter. Okay, that's a bit juvenile.

Not reassuring when weathermen say 'Today will be terrible but don't worry it won't be as terrible as tomorrow or Friday.

I've just returned from my daughter's Halloween parade at grade school. She was supergirl - and she was perfect. And, even better, she still considers boys to be made of kryptonite.