[Under the proposal] Ms Arroyo is at the same time president and one who consolidates the powers of prime minister read more

[Under the proposal] Ms Arroyo is at the same time president and one who consolidates the powers of prime minister in her hands, which includes the power to dissolve parliament.

My opinion is that anybody offended by breastfeeding is staring too hard

My opinion is that anybody offended by breastfeeding is staring too hard

Play so that you may be serious.

Play so that you may be serious.

You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.

You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.

It's a way of life, not just a job. You have to want to do it.

It's a way of life, not just a job. You have to want to do it.

Most bureaucracies take a while to get it together, and this is America -- we have so much and we read more

Most bureaucracies take a while to get it together, and this is America -- we have so much and we can't get it together [in the face of Hurricane Katrina], ... So imagine a country that's very poor, with a clunky bureaucracy. The ability to coordinate and manage this sort of crisis, especially in a country with corruption, high levels of alcoholism and a top-heavy bureaucracy, is challenging.

Happy is said to be the family which can eat onions together. They are, for the time being, separate, from read more

Happy is said to be the family which can eat onions together. They are, for the time being, separate, from the world, and have a harmony of aspiration. - My Summer in a Garden, 1871.

I really wanted to work hard on my lyrics.

I really wanted to work hard on my lyrics.

As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.

As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.