The CEO era gave rise to the CFO (not certified flying object, as you might imagine, but chief financial officer) and, most recently, the CIO, chief investment officer, a nice boost for the bookkeeper you can't afford to give a raise . . .

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

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.

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

Sir Alec Douglas-Home, when he was British Foreign Secretary, said he received the following telegram from an irate citizen: "To hell with you. Offensive letter follows."

The most fun in breaking a rule is in knowing what rule you're breaking.

I'm a right-wing pundit and have been for many years.