Last, But Not Least, Avoid

On The Analogy Of 'dictionary Johnson,' We Call Fred R. Shapiro, Editor Of The Just-published Yale Book Of Quotations (well Worth The $50 Price), 'quotationeer Shapiro.' Shapiro Does Original Research, Earning His 1,067-page Volume A Place On The Quotation Shelf Next To Bartlett's And Oxford's.

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, Get In Touch With Your Thoughts. Put Them In Order, Give Them A Purpose, Use Them To Persuade, To Instruct, To Discover, To Seduce. The Secret Way To Do This Is To Write It Down, And Then Cut Out The Confusing Parts.

Gridlock Is Great. My Motto Is, 'don't Just Do Something. Stand There.'

You Don't Want Lopsided Government. You Don't Want One Side Running Roughshod Over The Other.

This Is Not Some Alarmist Orwellian Scenario; It Is Here, Now, Financed By $20 Billion Last Year And $15 Billion More This Year Of Federal Money Appropriated Out Of Sheer Fear. By Creating The Means To Monitor 300 Million Visits To The United States Yearly, This Administration And A Supine Opposition Are Building A System Capable Of Identifying, Tracking And Spying On 300 Million Americans.