On the analogy of 'Dictionary Johnson,' we call Fred R. Shapiro, editor of the just-published Yale Book of Quotations (well worth the $50 price), 'Quotationeer Shapiro.' Shapiro does original research, earning his 1,067-page volume a place on the quotation shelf next to Bartlett's and Oxford's.

When I need to know the meaning of a word, I look it up in a dictionary.

Have a definite opinion.

You don't want lopsided government. You don't want one side running roughshod over the other.

Of higher value than any one leader is the cause.

The Republicans do not look on the Democrats as the evil empire.

When duty calls, that is when character counts.