Talk is cheap, except when Congress does it.

We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex - but Congress can.

Saying what we think gives us a wider conversational range than saying what we know.

Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.

Wisdom is what's left after we've run out of personal opinions.

We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex--but Congress can.