Abba Eban

Better to be disliked than pitied.

If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions.

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

A kid is something precious, and you want to protect it and keep it fun. I'm not a dad, but I've seen people and how they behave with their kids.

Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come Again in this identical guise.

While Obama might not push college education exclusively, like most Democrats he does oversell it and does shortchange the alternatives. And millions of young Americans pay the price.