a fair degree of literacy of speech ... is increasingly rare in politicians and not necessarily regarded as an asset.

I always feel sorry for people who think more about a rainy day ahead than sunshine today.

gossip is just the small change of conversation.

What seems most likely is generally true.

You can't remain inactive in the face of injustice without, to some extent, being guilty of it.

The young never take anything seriously if it sounds simple.

It's easy to respond to the hate cries, usually carefully wrapped up in a flag. Perhaps hate is the greatest simplifier of them all. It's the man with the throb in his voice, the man with the easy formula, the man who tries to shout to my emotions instead of speaking to my mind, the man who is sure he is right that I run from like hell.