Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.

Decide on some imperfect Somebody and you will win, because the truest truism in politics is: You can't beat Somebody with Nobody.

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

Adapt your style, if you wish, to admit the color of slang or freshness of neologism, but hang tough on clarity, precision, structure, grace.

Adjective salad is delicious, with each element contributing its individual and unique flavor; but a puree of adjective soup tastes yecchy.

If America cannot win a war in a week, it begins negotiating with itself.

Never feel guilty about reading, it's what you do to do your job.