When I came in, there was so much cheating and so many tricks, and they've pretty much taken that out. read more

When I came in, there was so much cheating and so many tricks, and they've pretty much taken that out. Now, it comes down to reactions, quickness and your teammates. The guy who wins usually did a better job.

I'm used to it. I'm used to kind of getting shoved in the back row behind the hitters. I like read more

I'm used to it. I'm used to kind of getting shoved in the back row behind the hitters. I like it. I wouldn't want to do anything else. I love playing defense.

He appeared to have died on the night of June 11 after he was hog-tied and separated from the rest read more

He appeared to have died on the night of June 11 after he was hog-tied and separated from the rest of the hostages.

We'll start ramping up (today) with full practice. But we're hosting the Big Sky tournament, so we're going to be read more

We'll start ramping up (today) with full practice. But we're hosting the Big Sky tournament, so we're going to be short practice time. It might put us at a disadvantage.

It was nice being offered the role and not having to audition,

It was nice being offered the role and not having to audition,

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas read more

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas are bankrupt, and that the party basically takes their loyalty for granted, ... Then the Republicans start coming around — and we're like the lonely girl standing against the wall at a dance. Even if you know it's lip service, you feel receptive, just because somebody has bothered to come over and pay attention to you.

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Not only was I the artist, publisher, songwriter and producer, I was also the singer, ... For every three cents read more

Not only was I the artist, publisher, songwriter and producer, I was also the singer, ... For every three cents Elvis made on a record, I made 45 cents.

The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going read more

The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going to the North Pole, finding the story seemed less like a creative effort than an act of recollection. I felt, like the story's narrator, that I was remembering something, not making it up.