Whenever you hear a politician carry on about what a mess the schools are, be aware that you are looking at the culprit.

It's hard to argue against cynics - they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side.

It's like, duh. Just when you thought there wasn't a dime's worth of difference between the two parties, the Republicans go and prove you're wrong.

Michael Jackson was a poor black boy who grew up to be a rich white woman

Margaret Atwood, the Canadian novelist, once asked a group of women at a university why they felt threatened by men. The women said they were afraid of being beaten, raped, or killed by men. She then asked a group of men why they felt threatened by women. They said they were afraid women would laugh at them.

The thing is this: You got to have fun while you're fightin' for freedom, 'cause you don't always win.

I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years.