“What little history we've got in this rugged little corner of ours, we want to treasure. In Europe, they don't bulldoze things thoughtlessly. They preserve them.”
“I could have said, 'This sucks,' [but] what would this have accomplished? ... I was aware of the 'Sophie's choice' that had to be made. I really was proud of my community for saving the auditorium. In America, we have to be proud of what little scraps of elegance we can save in this low-tax, low-service, Texas model of government.”
“Eastern Europe has been really trendy. Prague is the best-preserved city in the region ... and the best beer in Europe lands on your table there for 50 cents.”
“Despite the ease of ATMs, we still recommend bringing some of your funds in traveler's checks -- enough to get you through a few days in an emergency. They are quicker to replace than ATM cards if they are lost or stolen, and they're not prone to being demagnetized or gobbled up by a cranky machine,”
