If Lincoln freed the slaves and preserved the Union, how come 'Lincolnesque' just means tall?

I never eat in a restaurant that's over a hundred feet off the ground and won't stand still.

Many Texas barbecue fanatics have a strong belief in the beneficial properties of accumulated grease.

The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.

The shelf life of the average trade book is somewhere between milk and yogurt.

As far as I'm concerned, 'whom' is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler.

Perhaps we've time to have a look at the Number Thirty-One bus queue before we turn in.

I'm in favor of liberalizing immigration because of the effect it would have on restaurants. I'd let just about everybody in except the English.

Every good idea sooner or later degenerates into hard work.

Did you know that five out of three people have trouble with fractions.

I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers literally.

I know the power of speech. I don't talk much.

So multiverse or not, we still have to come to terms with the origin of the laws of nature. And the only viable explanation here is the divine Mind.

They who are to be judges must also be performers.

A secure individual...knows that the responsibility for anything concerning his life remains with himself-and he accepts that responsibility.

The press must grow day in and day out - it is our Party's sharpest and most powerful weapon.

Our show doesn't rely on the typical whistles and bells, and smoke and mirrors. It relies mostly on the music.

It's ridiculous. My life's been a series of happy accidents.

Infants are interesting only to their parents.

Because I grew up with a drill sergeant in my life, I respect order and it really gave me the discipline to be a leader and not a follower. It also helped me stay out of trouble.

Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures the successful outcome of any venture.