Relics are treasured as something close to the divine.

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 think about death sometimes. Analytically, of course.

... be radical about grace and relentless about truth and resolute about holiness...

When you know the destination, the path is easy.

The weak, the sinful, the uncertain - they are most often the ones called.

In comedy, though, it's good to get feedback from the audience about what they find funny.

Whenever you feel down, you can check on Twitter and feel better about yourself, because it's only people who like you.

I am Catholic. But I am opposed to a monopoly when it comes to faith.

If our love were but more simple, We should take Him at His word; And our lives would be all sunshine In the sweetness of the Lord.

I'll tell you the first thing we need to do is take Harry Reid out.

Start with God - the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.