Jesus and Lincoln, Moses and Jefferson can seem so long gone, so unbelievable, so dead.

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.

I still don't belong to anyone - I am mine.

When he kissed me, it was like he was reaching for my soul.

Small daily happenings make life spectacular.... start enjoying the small things in life!

What I'm after is that wakeful state through language that stays alive.

According to leading researchers, however, only about 10 to 15 percent of cancers are genetic in origin; the rest are caused by a combination of environmental and lifestyle factors.

While we're working, we must be conscious of what we're doing.

I think it's great if a guy has a good sized package.

I'm passionate about old people because I am one myself.

When a man tells me God hath spoken in a dream, I know he dreamt that God spoke to him.

My grandmother, grandfather, my mom - we've always been driven by laughter. It's what held us together. Thanksgivings, any kind of family get-together, we usually end up in tears.