Silence is deeply important in all of our lives.

I never know what I'm going to do for the Post next. Two weeks ago I had a piece on Homeland Security. This is one of my pig ongoing projects. How unprepared we are for a terrorist attack.

... Washington is, for one thing, the news capital of the world. And for another, it is a company town. Most of the interesting people in Washington either work for the government or write about it.

I had cottage cheese for lunch and a glass of wine when I got home tonight.

The football season is like pain. You forget how terrible it is until it seizes you again.

I think, certainly in the more civilized societies, women's roles are growing in power all of the time.

Its always in the second administration when things start to go sour. They circle the wagons.

Women will have all the power one day anyway. It's just a matter of time.

We're newspaper junkies; I can't imagine life without a newspaper.

I was brought up by an Episcopalian father and Presbyterian mother in nondenominational Army chapels all over the world and never really had much religious experience.

Every poll shows that most journalists are Democrats.

While we tediously check our weaponry before entering into battle, do we check our hearts? For without exception, that is the greatest weapon of all.

If there are weeds in my garden, I have a problem. But it does not lead me to question the existence of lettuce.

Marriage is about the most expensive way for the average man to get laundry done.

Being a good example teaches others to be good.

If I'm feeling tired, I just say, 'I'm going to paint my nails purple and put some lipstick on!'

Knowledge without Spirit is like finding yourself on a cold night with all the wood in the world and no flame to ignite it.

The arts are the signature of a nation.

A guy's got to get a license to drive a Geo, but any doofus with a few good swimmers can be a father.

I do not remember the most challenging one but I remember that many of the titles I have recorded have been quite challenging for me.

Politics is a dirty business, but if you do not do politics, politics will be done to you.