A Man Who Lies, Thinking It Is

Decide On Some Imperfect Somebody And You Will Win, Because The Truest Truism In Politics Is: You Can't Beat Somebody With Nobody.

Why Use A Modifier To Set Straight A Not-quite-right Noun When The Right Noun Is Available?

The Most Fun In Breaking A Rule Is In Knowing What Rule You're Breaking.

Do Not Put Statements In The Negative Form. And Don't Start Sentences With A Conjunction. If You Reread Your Work, You Will Find On Rereading That A Great Deal Of Repetition Can Be Avoided By Rereading And Editing. Never Use A Long Word When A Diminutive One Will Do. Unqualified Superlatives Are The Worst Of All. De-accession Euphemisms. If Any Word Is Improper At The End Of A Sentence, A Linking Verb Is. Avoid Trendy Locutions That Sound Flaky. Last, But Not Least, Avoid Cliches Like The Plague.

The Most Successful Column Is One That Causes The Reader To Throw Down The Paper In A Peak Of Fit.