“I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they ...” — Peggy Noonan Quote

“I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they attempt to pluck meaning from the fog, and on short order, when the emotions are still ragged and raw and susceptible to leaps.”

“Beware the politically obsessed. They are often bright and interesting, but they have something missing in their natures; there is a hole, an empty place, and they use politics to fill it up. It leaves them somehow misshapen.”

“There is nothing wrong with being a declared liberal or conservative and conducting a sympathetic interview with a political figure who shares your views.”

“The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World War I: never have so many fought so hard for such barren terrain.”

“All great political families have myths: stories they tell themselves about how history happened.”

“Memo to future presidents: Never stake your entire survival on the painful passing of a bad bill. Never take the country down the road to 'Demon Pass.'”

“I never got into 'Star Wars.' Maybe because they made no attempt to portray real physics. At all.”

“If you grow up in Ireland and read books then you really are obliged to attempt your own some time. It is not exactly a choice. I still don't know if I am a writer. Believe me, there are days when I have my doubts.”

“I love this game too much to not give my best attempt.”

“I'm not technically proficient enough to attempt all kinds of music.”

“The freedom to fail is vital if you're going to succeed. Most successful people fail from time to time, and it is a measure of their strength that failure merely propels them into some new attempt at success.”

“I might attempt Zumba. I haven't yet, but I thought it would be a lot of fun and different.”