It’s easier to find the joke in something when you think, ‘This – this is ridiculous.’ Alexandra Petri Read Quote
Nearly everything faith-related that I have done at Harvard has been followed by free food, from going to services at Harvard’s Episcopal Chaplaincy to attending a day of interfaith discussion and dialogue hosted by the university chaplains in the fall. Alexandra Petri Read Quote
Harvard pulsates with life and thought of all kinds, and religion should not be left out of its ongoing discussions. Alexandra Petri Read Quote
The biggest way to be productive is if you’re procrastinating on another more important project. Alexandra Petri Read Quote
I think, when you’re doing a column and blogging every day, you get familiar with the sound of your own voice. Alexandra Petri Read Quote
Comedy and politics have a lot in common. Both are great ways to pick up chicks – just look at Governor Spitzer. Or Ellen Degeneres. Both require spending time on the road meeting strangers who often have the desire to throw things at you. Both are difficult, if not impossible, to do all alone. And both rely heavily on personality. Alexandra Petri Read Quote
George W. Bush has dutifully, if not intentionally, provided Americans with laughs for nearly a decade. He has also made them cry, sometimes for the same reason. Alexandra Petri Read Quote
Although no one explicitly wants a president who could have a reliable fall back career in stand-up comedy, everyone shudders at the thought of a Rutherford B. Hayes or John Kerry. Alexandra Petri Read Quote
