Its not what the universe gives us that matters, but what we give the universe

Christmas is a state of mind.

Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad.

You have to go back to the Children's Crusade in 1212 AD to find as unfortunate and fatuous an attempt at manipulated hysteria as the Women's Liberation Movement.

Sometimes, if I had until the next day to turn the story in, I'd head home, finding that the knot in the narrative came loose with the rhythmic clacking of the subway train.

Anyone can lose a few pounds, but not everyone has the tools to stick with it.

We need to strengthen our analytic capacity in Washington, we need to centralize the anti-terrorism effort

One must be ruthless with one's own writing or someone else will be.

Virtually the second I get home, I change into my "home" clothes - yoga pants and a T-shirt.

My major in college was Chinese Studies. It was very intentional.

Socrates had no system to teach. Throughout, his philosophy was a spiritual exercise, an invitation to a new way of life, active reflection, and living consciousness.