The Well-Spoken Thesaurus (2011)

• Common Sense and Education: The more you think you have of one, the less you think you need of the other.

• The foolish read to escape reality; the wise surrender to it.

• Good writers indulge their audience; great writers know better.

• The educated don't get that way by memorizing facts; they get that way by respecting them.

• Nuance: for best results apply with sledge hammer.

• Courage is the ability to ignore your options.

• If you are your own worst enemy, don't do yourself any favors.

• Fear not the tyrant; fear the tyrant's wake.

• Cultural pluralism is the only thing we all have in common.