I just think lots of words have physicality. How about the word 'wobble?' You think that's arbitrary? When you say the word 'wince,' you wince. How about that?

Being president of too many well-meaning organizations put my father into an early grave. The lesson in this was not lost on me.

Ham's substantial, ham is fat. Ham is firm and sound. Ham's what God was getting at When He made pigs so round.

I studied French in high school and German in college and I once took a 24-hour Italian crash course. English has by far the most words in it of any other language. Our money might not be worth anything anymore, but the language is.

A good heavy book holds you down. It's an anchor that keeps you from getting up and having another gin and tonic.

Contemporary American children, if they are old enough to grasp the concept of Santa Claus by Thanksgiving, are able to see through it by December 15th.

Going to Vanderbilt did a lot of things for me, and one of the things it cured me of was the need to follow college football.