A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative.

A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative.

I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can read more

I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.

Shared sovereignty doesn't work, because sovereignty depends on being able to exercise authority,

Shared sovereignty doesn't work, because sovereignty depends on being able to exercise authority,

They now say this was about Ford 'refraining from choosing sides' by supporting gay groups. No. AFA said this was read more

They now say this was about Ford 'refraining from choosing sides' by supporting gay groups. No. AFA said this was about Ford promoting 'gay marriage' by advertising its products to gay consumers, by providing its gay employees with company benefits, and by including sexual-orientation discrimination in the company's diversity training. Corporate America, meet with these extremists at your own risk.

From our experience, most of the folks that we work with are all staying here for the holidays. They're definitely read more

From our experience, most of the folks that we work with are all staying here for the holidays. They're definitely staying for fear of not getting back in.

We're kind of working it out. You're going to see a lot of the guests on the album [live on read more

We're kind of working it out. You're going to see a lot of the guests on the album [live on stage].

I just want to tell stories and this is the story I've wanted to tell for the past six years.

I just want to tell stories and this is the story I've wanted to tell for the past six years.

The warning message we sent the Russians was a calculated ambiguity that would be clearly understood.

The warning message we sent the Russians was a calculated ambiguity that would be clearly understood.

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas read more

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas are bankrupt, and that the party basically takes their loyalty for granted, ... Then the Republicans start coming around — and we're like the lonely girl standing against the wall at a dance. Even if you know it's lip service, you feel receptive, just because somebody has bothered to come over and pay attention to you.