“Now in the year 1066 the grandson of a Norse pirate was recognized as king of England. Why should we ever read fairy stories, when the truth of history is so much more interesting and entertaining?”

Hendrick Van Loon The Story of Mankind.

“In his new memoirs, Decision Points, George W. Bush...  tells of one summer job on a cattle ranch in which the foreman derided those who were ‘Book smart, sidewalk stupid.’"

William Watson in Ottawa Citizen December 7, 2010

In my latest National Post column I say the Trinity Western law school ruling shows that we no longer think it's strange to enforce conformity in the name of diversity.

"The most important sort of knowledge is to know which things are worth knowing."

G.K. Chesterton in Sign April 1932, quoted in Gilbert Magazine Vol. 17 #2-3 (Nov.-Dec. .2013)

"I want to do 'why to' DVDs instead of 'how to’s'. I think that if you understand why, you’re learning how."

Mike Holmes quoted in TV Guide April 4, 2005