It's understandable that from time to time there'd be a need for executive sessions, but the device should be used read more

It's understandable that from time to time there'd be a need for executive sessions, but the device should be used very sparingly. Good government evolves from trust and a willingness to work together.

Of course he's going to tell you about all the great benefits, ... He's going to stand on the table read more

Of course he's going to tell you about all the great benefits, ... He's going to stand on the table and dance.

It's a little daunting, a little troublesome.

It's a little daunting, a little troublesome.

[Among the demands attributed to Lopez in the gossip pages: a dressing room fitted out with white orchids, white walls, read more

[Among the demands attributed to Lopez in the gossip pages: a dressing room fitted out with white orchids, white walls, a white sofa and an endless stock of Evian-room-temperature only, thank you. So when Lopez went AWOL in winter 2000, the warnings seemed prophetic.] I lost track of her, ... It was a huge job, and all the meetings were either rescheduled or canceled. I thought, 'This is going to be very difficult.'

He who survives will see the outcome.

He who survives will see the outcome.

We do not ask people if they are illegal. If someone needs us, we try to serve them the best read more

We do not ask people if they are illegal. If someone needs us, we try to serve them the best way possible.

This is politics, raw and urgent,

This is politics, raw and urgent,

Politics is like boxing - you try to knock out your opponents.

Politics is like boxing - you try to knock out your opponents.

One of the things recessions do is uncover weak links. When you're in a strong economy, a bull market, you read more

One of the things recessions do is uncover weak links. When you're in a strong economy, a bull market, you can paper over a lot of things. When you get under some strain, these things show up.