Nobody stands taller than those willing to stand corrected.

The first ladyship is the only federal office in which the holder can neither be fired nor impeached.

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

To communicate, put your words in order; give them a purpose; use them to persuade, to instruct, to discover, to seduce.

Never look for the story in the 'lede.' Reporters are required to put what's happened up top, but the practiced pundit places a nugget of news, even a startling insight, halfway down the column, directed at the politiscenti. When pressed for time, the savvy reader starts there.

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

Give your main clause a little space. Prose is not like boxing; the skilled writer deliberately telegraphs his punch, knowing that the reader wants to take the message directly on the chin.