People believe unbelievable things because it's self-flattering to think that you are intellectually daring enough to accept what others find preposterous.
Why should you give up God because of gunpowder? Since the world began, God in his wisdom has given us tools with which to slaughter each other. Jawbones of asses. Slings. Swords. Crossbows. Why shoul...
Justices look solemn in their formal black robes, but every so often they like to have a little fun by taking on a strange case, or overturning a presidential election, that sort of thing.
Yourself. Maybe we should analyze it. Maybe a little discovery is in order. Maybe a little getting under the covers is in order. Baby? Yes? Are you going to take off your overcoat? Feels like making i...
Let's look at this rationally...We've got a doctor who may kill him, an Attorney General who wants to declare him bananas, and a Defense Secretary who wants me to start World War III...First, we ruled...
You do this pronoun shift. You may not even be aware of it. If it’s a ‘bold idea,’ it’s ‘ours.’ If it’s a ‘nutty idea,’ it’s ‘yours.’ Grammar Nazi. Would it be enough to say I want to be president to ...
The corporal’s morale is excellent verging on sublime, sir.
Block of Death. Just inside the door on the left is the room where they held the proceedings. Jarek remarks that the SS officer who sentenced five thousand Poles here to die was still alive last year,...
Ronald Reagan used to say that the nine scariest words in the English language were ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.
Once they’re both gone, your parents’ house instantly turns into a museum.
The corporal was not having sex with the congressman in a minefield.
The corporal also reads glossy magazines, Cass said. When not composing Shakespearean-quality media advisories pertaining to our mission here. Sir.
Oderint dum metuant. You’re going to have to translate that for me. I didn’t go to Gratin. It’s Groton. Means ‘Let them hate, so long as they fear.’ Cato.
There is no point in arguing if you are not susceptible to reason. Embrace your cynicism. Hug it.
No one likes lawyers until you need one, at which point they assume the raiment of knights.
A twenty-minute eulogy, unless composed by a) William Shakespeare, b) Winston Churchill, or c) Mark Twain, is sixteen minutes too long. Technical note: It is better to tell a eulogist to speak for fou...
What a country, America. A lunatic asylum, without enough attendants or tranquilizers.
Speechwriters are fundamentally Calvinist: They become nervous if their principals exhibit free will and depart from the prepared text.
Come on, Terry. Forgotten what it’s like to be young and angry? Terry shrugged. I’m middle-aged and angry. With good Scotch, I can deal with the anger.