Gridlock is great. My motto is, 'Don't just do something. Stand there.'

As long as one American is hungry... then we have unfinished business in this country.

By elevating your reading, you will improve your writing or at least tickle your thinking.

No one flower can ever symbolize this nation. America is a bouquet.

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.

One challenge to the arts in America is the need to make the arts, especially the classic masterpieces, accessible and relevant to today's audience.

In dealing with Syria's dictator...only force counts. No cease-fire was attainable in Lebanon until the 16-inch guns of the battleship New Jersey started shelling Syria's proxies; suddenly, sweet reason prevailed in Damascus.