American history is a quagmire, and the more one knows, the quaggier the mire gets.

Like Lincoln, I would like to believe the ballot is stronger than the bullet. Then again, he said that before he got shot.

Being a nerd, which is to say going too far and caring too much about a subject, is the best way to make friends I know.

The modern mocha is a bittersweet concoction of imperialism, genocide, invention, and consumerism served with whipped cream on top

My lips are chapped from the winds of change.

While I gave up God a long time ago, I never shook the habit of wanting to believe in something. So I replaced my creed of everlasting life with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

The whole point of Louis Armstrong is that no one can really figure him out. There was a while where I thought you could try.

History is one war after another with a bunch of murders and natural disasters in between.

What are you hiding? No one ever asks that.

I no longer drink nearly as much as I used to but, still, my motto is Sine coffea nihil sum. Without coffee, I'm nothing.

You know, it's always good to have a synonym just for variety.

Happiness is waking up, looking at the clock and finding that you still have two hours left to sleep.

The fixed person for the fixed duties who in older societies was such a godsend, in future will be a public danger.

Maybe I'm misjudging people, but I feel like a lot of people still have an image of me in a bonnet at nine years old.

Rick Perry was philosophical about (his election losses). He said, 'Last week was Iowa. Yesterday was New Hampshire. ' He said at least it's giving him a chance to learn the names of all the states.

I must say, I feel the reception of my work is none of my business.

If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.

I just hope people see that if God can do something beautiful with my broken pieces, then God truly has a plan for each and everyone of us.

I'm really looking forward to seeing the next game in the Wasteland series!

I am an educationist. I'm an economist. I am a politician. I am also now a good storyteller, you know?

You are what you love.