"Think before you act and act on what you believe"

“The multiplication of our kind borders on the obscene; the duty to love them, on the preposterous.”

“A writer need not devour a whole sheep in order to know what mutton tastes like, but he must at least eat a chop. Unless he gets his facts right, his imagination will lead him into all kinds of nonsense, and the facts he is most likely to get right are the facts of his own experience.”

“Any debate among politicians about monetary policy is counterproductive.”

“Let me sum up in two words how the unhinged Left copes with the threat of global jihad: "Kill Bush!"”

“To even get to the Olympics, I have to qualify for the 2013 World Championships and the standard is high. I know I am always going to be a few points behind the top guys.”

“I have always been fascinated by dark and mysterious stuff. I guess I have a pretty dark and gloomy side. Writing songs saves me from going completely gonzo.”

“But most automotive dealerships are set up for customer acquisition - which is crazy when you consider the average cost of customer acquisition is $1,000 or more.”

“We should be hell bent on getting those weapons of mass destruction, hell bent on having a credible approach to them, but we should try to do it in a way which keeps the world together and that achieves our goal which is removing the... defanging Saddam..”

Source : "Senators Richard Lugar and Carl Levin Discuss Next Moves in Iraq". "PBS NewsHour" with Jim Lehrer, www.pbs.org. December 10, 2002.