Dangling punch lines to forgotten stories remain in the language like the smile of the Cheshire cat.

Never assume the obvious is true.

We are all environmentalists now, but we are not all planetists. An environmentalist realizes that nature has its pleasures and deserves respect. A planetist puts the earth ahead of the earthlings.

Do not be taken in by 'insiderisms.' Fledgling columnists, eager to impress readers with their grasp of journalistic jargon, are drawn to such arcane spellings as 'lede.' Where they lede, do not follow.

I want my questions answered by an alert and experienced politician, prepared to be grilled and quoted -- not my hand held by an old smoothie.

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

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