All that accumulation of negative stuff really sunk into the minds of people. And these are the people who serve read more

All that accumulation of negative stuff really sunk into the minds of people. And these are the people who serve on juries.

is to build an Iraqi security capacity, all the way from the police level up to the national army level, read more

is to build an Iraqi security capacity, all the way from the police level up to the national army level, that is militarily effective and loyal to the established civil government.

Used throughout a room, orange can become surprisingly neutral, and yet it can be bright and mood-enhancing.

Used throughout a room, orange can become surprisingly neutral, and yet it can be bright and mood-enhancing.

The plain truth is that the reporter's trade is for young men. Your feet, which do the legwork, are nine read more

The plain truth is that the reporter's trade is for young men. Your feet, which do the legwork, are nine times more important than your head, which fits the facts into a coherent pattern.

Public and private food in America has become eatable, here and there extremely good. Only the fried potatoes go unchanged, read more

Public and private food in America has become eatable, here and there extremely good. Only the fried potatoes go unchanged, as deadly as before. - O America, 1977.

Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General read more

Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around.

I think I've become numb to that over the last 15 years,

I think I've become numb to that over the last 15 years,

I thought we passed up a lot of good pitches to hit. We're just not playing with any fire in read more

I thought we passed up a lot of good pitches to hit. We're just not playing with any fire in our eyes.

The issues seem to be the changing environment that we live in. There's much more access to in-home entertainment, there's read more

The issues seem to be the changing environment that we live in. There's much more access to in-home entertainment, there's much more competition with lots of different kinds of arts, and there's a lot more fear of the unknown.