There is a gentle absurdity about Washington, D.C., and it is easy to develop affection for the place, if you can forget that the consequences of what goes on there are real, whereas what goes on there may not be.

I was raised by and have raised people who regard telling one story when two would do as a sign someone is not really trying.

The best time to laugh is anytime you can.

If men can run the world, why can't they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent is it to start the day by tying a little noose around your neck?

Co-dependence...taking someone else's temperature to see how you feel.

I think laughter may be a form of courage. As humans we sometimes stand tall and look into the sun and laugh, and I think we are never more brave than when we do that.

Dreck is dreck and no amount of fancy polish is going to make it anything else.