"The truth is, the notion that gay marriage is harmful to marriage, is sort of mind-boggling, because these are people…"

"I say, in politics, it is the women who are constantly bringing the civilizing issues to the forefront, the caretakin…"

"I have to tell you I don't just see this role of women as caretakers in the world that I cover, I see it in the world…"

"Life is long. You have many opportunities ahead of you. You have so many more opportunities than so many people. You …"

"The long view: when we were living in Greece, we used to go to this beach at Marathon — just think of it .... And the…"

"For we Americans, though we are the most restless race in the world, with the possible exception of the Bedouins, alm…"

"Chicago is stupefying. It knows no rules, and I know none by which to judge it. It stands apart from all the cities i…"

"Kansas used to believe in Populism and free silver. It now believes in hot summers and a hot hereafter."

"It was a Native Son who, when asked by an Englishman, visiting the United States for the first time, to name the Seve…"

"Believing that your hypothesis must be correct before all the evidence is gathered encourages you to interpret the ev…"