The essence of romantic love is not the company of a lover but the pursuit.

To rid the world of Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki and Moammar Qaddafi within six months: if Obama were a Republican, he'd be on Mount Rushmore by now.

Blogging is to writing what extreme sports are to athletics: more free-form, more accident-prone, less formal, more alive. It is, in many ways, writing out loud.

How can you tell when a political ideology has become the equivalent of a religion?

Homophobia: the fear that another man will treat you like you treat women.

Don't fool yourself that you're blogging when you're really just putting stuff up online.

The important things are not worth knowing because they are useful. They are worth knowing because they are true.

When you put a tiny and despised minority up for a popular vote, the minority usually loses.

When I was about eight, I asked my mother if it was true that God knows everything about you. When she answered yes, I said, "Then there's no hope for me, Mum."

I think of these imperial adventures like welfare programs; you start them with all good intentions, they never end, they go on forever and get more expensive as they go on.

The dirty little secret of journalism is that it really isn't a profession, it's a craft. All you need is a telephone and a conscience and you're all set.

Live boldly now. Later may not be an option.

Be dangerous, darling, for the whole world rises and falls at your feet.

The existence of such a war chest might go far to strengthen our prestige and frighten off any would be assailant.

Sure, I'd take the responsibility of queen any day.

Here in California, we passed a law against texting while driving. But there's no law preventing you from writing a letter while driving.

I will reinforce old alliances and form new ones, and unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the Earth.

Theatre has so many competitors, it's no longer enough to see and hear a play. You want to be able to touch and smell it, too.

Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow.

I expect the best and with God's help will attain the best.

Everything takes longer than you think it should, except for some things that don't take as long.