I'm incredibly happy. ... If you are persistent, you will succeed.

I'm incredibly happy. ... If you are persistent, you will succeed.

I'm very happy today and back in the right spot. The season has been baby steps. All season my coach read more

I'm very happy today and back in the right spot. The season has been baby steps. All season my coach has said, 'Take something away from each race and put it in your toolbox.' By the Olympic race, the toolbox should be overflowing and it is getting there right now.

It has always been a mixed bag, being the spouse of a political figure. Just as it is true that read more

It has always been a mixed bag, being the spouse of a political figure. Just as it is true that you and your family life come second, you also get great privilege and access to power, and power just on your own. They've known that, and we've known that, and that's a reason they haven't complained.

For low-priced, commodity-type products, automation is the most realistic venue as profit margins dictate that companies deploy LTC (linear time read more

For low-priced, commodity-type products, automation is the most realistic venue as profit margins dictate that companies deploy LTC (linear time code) options, which are typically voice-automated, Web self-service, or offshore. For higher-priced products or consultative services such as furniture or retail financial services, the right balance between automation and live agent becomes more complex.

There is going to be lots of twists and turns here, and I think both the U.S. and Iraq will read more

There is going to be lots of twists and turns here, and I think both the U.S. and Iraq will end up making some compromises, accommodations, as we get towards endgame.

What we're trying to do is walk the line between not giving out any more [incentives] than absolutely necessary and read more

What we're trying to do is walk the line between not giving out any more [incentives] than absolutely necessary and ensuring ... the program is not being taken advantage of.

This is my seventh decade... and every once in a while I get a hankering to re-visit these songs again... read more

This is my seventh decade... and every once in a while I get a hankering to re-visit these songs again... songs with which I have had a great relationship.

Never let a fool kiss you, or a kiss fool you.

Never let a fool kiss you, or a kiss fool you.

I think the moment we saw the flag rising was the one we did not allow ourselves to even imagine.

I think the moment we saw the flag rising was the one we did not allow ourselves to even imagine.