A firm, hearty handshake gives a good first impression, and you'll never be forgiven if you don't live up to it.

You may be surprised to discover you're rich, especially if you're broke.

How much fame, money and power does a woman have to achieve on her own before you can punch her in the face?

Some people are better imagined in one's bed than found there in the morning.

What would annoy the most people most often? That is the true left-wing test of government intervention.

West Germans are tall, pink, pert and orthodontically corrected, with hands, teeth and hair as clean as their clothes and clothes as sharp as their looks. Except for the fact that they all speak English pretty well, they're indistinguishable from Americans.

Generally it's not a good idea to wear Banana Republic - type khaki journalist clothes in a war zone. You might look too much like something that's supposed to be shot, such as a journalist.