What the government wants is to close down civil society in this country. And that means they have to close read more

What the government wants is to close down civil society in this country. And that means they have to close down us, noncommercial NGOs, which remain the last bastion of the Russian civil society not controlled by the government.

This gives us a range of things we could do. Some of that is pretty big dollar amounts. The next read more

This gives us a range of things we could do. Some of that is pretty big dollar amounts. The next step will be ... how do we choose among those options and how do we pay for it?

They're kind of groping their way forward to understand how they can make the pope as available as possible to read more

They're kind of groping their way forward to understand how they can make the pope as available as possible to his followers while at the same time protecting his health.

Perfection irritates as well as it attracts, in fiction as in life.

Perfection irritates as well as it attracts, in fiction as in life.

It's very pleasing to have qualified.

It's very pleasing to have qualified.

Performing is the most important single action in my life. It is a unique experience of hard work-elation and disappointment. read more

Performing is the most important single action in my life. It is a unique experience of hard work-elation and disappointment. Every move is an experiment in building up a successful repertoire.

It's a learning curve for all these young men. One has to hope that they learn quickly.

It's a learning curve for all these young men. One has to hope that they learn quickly.

I told her we just needed a ball into the outfield.

I told her we just needed a ball into the outfield.

It was very impressive of Van Heeswijk. He bridged back to the peloton all by himself after his puncture and read more

It was very impressive of Van Heeswijk. He bridged back to the peloton all by himself after his puncture and still had strength left over for the sprint, even though the pace was high towards the end of the stage. Christian Vande Velde crashed during the final descent, but he wasn't seriously hurt and managed to finish in the main peloton, while Linus Gerdemann lost some time because he's suffering from a back ache.