Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples' money, except when it comes to questions of national survival when they prefer to be generous with other people's freedom and security.

I profoundly believe it takes a lot of practice to become a moral slob.

If Bach is not in Heaven, I am not going!

A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling 'Stop!'

One can't doubt that the American objective in Iraq has failed - different plans have to be made. And the kernel here is the acknowledgement of defeat.

Kennedy after all has lots of glamour - Gregory Peck with an atom bomb in his holster.

I get satisfaction of three kinds. One is creating something, one is being paid for it and one is the feeling that I haven't just been sitting on my ass all afternoon.