Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.

Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.

Inter-group contact and positive relationships across the generations seem to be an important mechanism for combating ageist stereotypes,

Inter-group contact and positive relationships across the generations seem to be an important mechanism for combating ageist stereotypes,

There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something that isn't there.

There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something that isn't there.

'Be comfortable with who you are', reads the headline on the Hush Puppies poster. Are they mad? If people were read more

'Be comfortable with who you are', reads the headline on the Hush Puppies poster. Are they mad? If people were comfortable with who they were, they'd never buy any products except the ones they needed, and then where would the advertising industry be?.

I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I'm not afraid, but read more

I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I'm not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.

I think my prose reads as if English were my second language. By the time I get to the end read more

I think my prose reads as if English were my second language. By the time I get to the end of a paragraph, I'm dodging bullets and gasping for breath.

I used to store my anger and it affected my play. Now I get it out. I'm never rude to read more

I used to store my anger and it affected my play. Now I get it out. I'm never rude to my playing partner. I'm very focused on the ball. Then it's over.

If you want a symbolic gesture, don't burn the flag; wash it.

If you want a symbolic gesture, don't burn the flag; wash it.

I'm 27. Everybody knows when you get around 30, 30-plus, you start to depreciate. I wanted to have that security read more

I'm 27. Everybody knows when you get around 30, 30-plus, you start to depreciate. I wanted to have that security of knowing I would be in the same place for the next three or four years or the next five or six years.