"Penalty is different than punishment, because it offers something with which to regain honor."

"I'm not tempted to write a song about George W. Bush. I couldn't figure out what sort of song I would write…"

"As has become the custom, a wearisome one I admit, this invitation has not been without controversy. Though…"

"You must realize that many Lebanese are not at ease either with Syrian policy in Lebanon or with the presen…"

"Perfection is the point where what we can do and what we want to do coincide with what we ought to do."

"Our national drug is alcohol. We tend to regard the use of any other drug with special horror."

"But as we do not light up our houses with our brightest lamps for all comers, so neither did she emit from …"