Never waste any moment of your life seeking approval or acceptance from people. They are not your creator.

A book is a sacred gift.

Desire is a great virtue, but expectation is an even greater vice.

To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards of men.

Public radio is alive and kicking, it always has been

Yes, I know liberals are more empirical because Jonathan Chait says they are, but my empirical studies of liberal empiricism keep spitting out contradictory findings.

I was sacked from Dunkin' Donuts for squirting the donuts jelly all over the customers.

I've always been introverted and so from a very young age I would play different scenarios in my head and let my imagination run free.

But through world wars and a Great Depression, through painful social upheaval and a Cold War, and now through the attacks of September 11, 2001, our Nation has indeed survived.

A picture can express a universal humanism, or simply reveal a delicate and poignant truth by exposing a slice of life that might otherwise pass unnoticed.

Success breeds volume, and it's just amazing how many young writers, artists, and musicians there are in town.