When duty calls, that is when character counts..

Give your main clause a little space. Prose is not like boxing; the skilled writer deliberately telegraphs his punch, knowing that the reader wants t….

Only in grammar can you be more than perfect..

The Latin motto over Poindexter's new Pentagon office reads Scientia Est Potentia - "knowledge is power." Exactly: the government's infinite knowledg….

The most fun in breaking a rule is in knowing what rule you're breaking..

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right..

English is a stretch language; one size fits all..

Never assume the obvious is true..

Writers who used to show off their erudition no longer sing in the bare ruined choir of the media..

Took me a while to get to the point today, but that is because I did not know what the point was when I started..

It is in the nature of tyranny to deride the will of the people as the voice of the mob, and to denounce the cry for freedom as the roar of anarchy..

When articulation is impossible, gesticulation comes to the rescue..

If you want to "get in touch with your feelings," fine, talk to yourself. We all do. But if you want to communicate with another thinking human being….

As long as one American is hungry... then we have unfinished business in this country..

To communicate, put your words in order; give them a purpose; use them to persuade, to instruct, to discover, to seduce..

Remember to never split an infinitive. The passive voice should never be used. Do not put statements in the negative form. Proofread carefully to see….

A dependent clause is like a dependent child: incapable of standing on its own but able to cause a lot of trouble..

Nobody stands taller than those willing to stand corrected..

Gridlock is great. My motto is, 'Don't just do something. Stand there.'.

Have a definite opinion..

Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care..