Leonard and Ali made their mark on network television, the Olympics ? Ali on 'Wide World of Sports,' Sugar Ray read more

Leonard and Ali made their mark on network television, the Olympics ? Ali on 'Wide World of Sports,' Sugar Ray on ABC and so forth. By the time they were ready to go for the big bucks, they were household names. In this environment, it's much tougher.

We should remember that there was once a discipline called natural philosophy. Unfortunately, this discipline seems not to exist today. read more

We should remember that there was once a discipline called natural philosophy. Unfortunately, this discipline seems not to exist today. It has been renamed science, but science of today is in danger of losing much of the natural philosophy aspect.

My prediction? This move will be completely forgotten. Few to nobody will use it. And, 6 to 12 months from read more

My prediction? This move will be completely forgotten. Few to nobody will use it. And, 6 to 12 months from now, Oracle will have to give a real response to the open-source threat it faces. Tossing a lightweight database in front of a fast-moving market that wants free, open, and killer databases just won't fly.

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.

Coach always preaches to us, get ahead, get ahead, make something happen.

Coach always preaches to us, get ahead, get ahead, make something happen.

I knew as well as anybody what the endowment does for artists because I had been someone it had supported read more

I knew as well as anybody what the endowment does for artists because I had been someone it had supported through not-for-profit theater.

The Missouri Bar runs people through Constitutional curriculum. I would like to see high schools take that up.

The Missouri Bar runs people through Constitutional curriculum. I would like to see high schools take that up.

I was just tired of being a big fish in a small pond. This will be something different.

I was just tired of being a big fish in a small pond. This will be something different.

I am not sure people realize how big it is to be at the top of the pyramid.

I am not sure people realize how big it is to be at the top of the pyramid.