Your Excellency, I am aware of my responsibilities,

Your Excellency, I am aware of my responsibilities,

It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.

It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.

I doubt the garrulous archive bequeathed us by the tape recorder will prove as memorable as Henry James's thank-you notes.

I doubt the garrulous archive bequeathed us by the tape recorder will prove as memorable as Henry James's thank-you notes.

We'll just have to wait until October for that to happen.

We'll just have to wait until October for that to happen.

The Dutch are a great team,

The Dutch are a great team,

We need three more elementary schools, two more intermediates and another high school. We never have enough schools.

We need three more elementary schools, two more intermediates and another high school. We never have enough schools.

I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those read more

I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those sopranos in nightgowns dying in Act 2. So what do I have in my first opera? A soprano in a nightgown dying in Act 2.

And yet, despite its military defeat, the loss of its North American possessions, and the destruction of most of its read more

And yet, despite its military defeat, the loss of its North American possessions, and the destruction of most of its navy, France survived defeat and rapidly recovered.

Sven-Goran Eriksson is a good man, he should teach him [Michael Owen] to respect everyone. Who is he anyway? Who read more

Sven-Goran Eriksson is a good man, he should teach him [Michael Owen] to respect everyone. Who is he anyway? Who is he?