At first, I thoroughly enjoyed being famous.

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Everybody is under pressure to shut up and sing.

Everybody is under pressure to shut up and sing.

In reality, the most important things happen when you don't look for them.

In reality, the most important things happen when you don't look for them.

Praising the Lord and passing the ammunition are mutually exclusive ideas.

Praising the Lord and passing the ammunition are mutually exclusive ideas.

Oprah is more than an institution. Oprah is a very special star in the firmament....

Oprah is more than an institution. Oprah is a very special star in the firmament....

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

I have been in the witness protection program for the last three weeks. I campaigned...

I have been in the witness protection program for the last three weeks. I campaigned...

I'd rather be called 'Sleazy' than to be identified as intelligent.

I'd rather be called 'Sleazy' than to be identified as intelligent.

Presenting statues of honor to reporters for covering an earthquake is like presenting a first...

Presenting statues of honor to reporters for covering an earthquake is like presenting a first...

Is it any wonder that for millions of men the only intimacy is physical, silent,...

Is it any wonder that for millions of men the only intimacy is physical, silent,...

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Airlines are interesting. They not only favor celebrities, they court them.

Airlines are interesting. They not only favor celebrities, they court them.

I find celebrity status difficult to bear when I am in the company of my...

I find celebrity status difficult to bear when I am in the company of my...

In 1953 there were two ways for an Irish Catholic boy to impress his parents:...

In 1953 there were two ways for an Irish Catholic boy to impress his parents:...

Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that humans belong to the same class of...

Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that humans belong to the same class of...

The Tube is a vehicle for selling things, not for exploring ideas.

The Tube is a vehicle for selling things, not for exploring ideas.

To a journalist, good news is often not news at all.

To a journalist, good news is often not news at all.

Saddam was a bastard, but he was our bastard.

Saddam was a bastard, but he was our bastard.

Recognition should come to the reporter who uncovers public cheating or proves a convicted man...

Recognition should come to the reporter who uncovers public cheating or proves a convicted man...

The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the...

The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the...

When I was a kid, people who got divorced were people who had no gumption.

When I was a kid, people who got divorced were people who had no gumption.