Words like feminism or democracy scare me. They are words with barnacles on them, and you can't see what's underneath.

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How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest!

How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest!

In numbers warmly pure and sweetly strong.

In numbers warmly pure and sweetly strong.

Beloved, till life can charm no more; And mourned, till Pity's self be dead.

Beloved, till life can charm no more; And mourned, till Pity's self be dead.

Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.

Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.

I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of...

I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of...

When a writer becomes a reader of his or her own work, a lot can...

When a writer becomes a reader of his or her own work, a lot can...

By fairy hands their knell is rung; By forms unseen their dirge is sung.

By fairy hands their knell is rung; By forms unseen their dirge is sung.

I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of...

I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of...

Prior to Wordsworth, humor was an essential part of poetry. I mean, they don't call...

Prior to Wordsworth, humor was an essential part of poetry. I mean, they don't call...

The polls indicated that I was feisty, that I was tough, that I had a...

The polls indicated that I was feisty, that I was tough, that I had a...

Everything is changing. People are taking the comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.

Everything is changing. People are taking the comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.

I want to mail my mailman something. He always brings me mail, yet I never...

I want to mail my mailman something. He always brings me mail, yet I never...

Calories are just little tiny creatures that live in your closet and sew your clothes...

Calories are just little tiny creatures that live in your closet and sew your clothes...

Learning humor is like learning math - practice makes perfect

Learning humor is like learning math - practice makes perfect

Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness...

Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness...

I bet MySpace and Google+ are in a bar somewhere, drinking away their sorrows.

I bet MySpace and Google+ are in a bar somewhere, drinking away their sorrows.

On a scale of Voldemort to Pinocchio, how Nosy are you?

On a scale of Voldemort to Pinocchio, how Nosy are you?

Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in...

Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in...

I'm not going to vacuum 'til Sears makes one you can ride on.

I'm not going to vacuum 'til Sears makes one you can ride on.

And to answer the question that people have about this conspiracy theory that he has...

And to answer the question that people have about this conspiracy theory that he has...