Peggy NoonanThinkers

Courage is, in part, simple consistency.

Humor is the shock absorber of life which helps us take the blows.

The Impeachment of Bill Clinton is, for the Democrats, a distraction from the urgent business of a great nation.

The Impeachment of Bill Clinton is, for the Republicans the pursuit of justice, which is the business of a great nation, and in winning this point, they caught the falling flag, producing a triumph for the rule of law, a reassertion of the belief that no man is above it, and a rebuke for an arrogance that had grown imperial.

A Nap is like a beautiful, softly swinging hammock strung between birth and infinity.

The Soundbite is best when they happen by accident as part of natural expression. The best soundbites are part of the tapestry, not a little flower somebody sewed on.

A Speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep!  A speech reminds us that words, like children, have the power to make dance the dullest beanbag of a heart.