I've always done things the hard way. I was born like a piece of tangled yarn. The job is trying read more

I've always done things the hard way. I was born like a piece of tangled yarn. The job is trying to untangle it, and I'll probably go on doing it for the rest of my life.

We think the downside risk here is modest. Merck has fundamental challenges ahead based on its base business. We really read more

We think the downside risk here is modest. Merck has fundamental challenges ahead based on its base business. We really concluded the stock is trading incorporating these items.

Splitting up the portfolio is more than an accounting measure. I've handled cases where the portfolios were really diverse. If read more

Splitting up the portfolio is more than an accounting measure. I've handled cases where the portfolios were really diverse. If I hadn't stepped in, the wife would have been stuck with capital gains that she had no clue about.

We don't discuss anything anyway. Unless it appears on Patrick's official breakfast-time agenda. And that consists mainly of food. Minutes read more

We don't discuss anything anyway. Unless it appears on Patrick's official breakfast-time agenda. And that consists mainly of food. Minutes of the last meal and proposals for the next.

Today, music heralds... the establishment of a society of repetition in which nothing will happen anymore.

Today, music heralds... the establishment of a society of repetition in which nothing will happen anymore.

Every day before school, I would bang away on Czerny, Bach, Beethoven and Mozart-and throw in a little Jerry Lee read more

Every day before school, I would bang away on Czerny, Bach, Beethoven and Mozart-and throw in a little Jerry Lee Lewis when I thought no one was around to correct me.

Willie is a veteran player who upgrades the depth of our defensive corps. He plays a solid defensive game and read more

Willie is a veteran player who upgrades the depth of our defensive corps. He plays a solid defensive game and will be a good fit for our hockey club as we prepare for the 2006 playoffs and a chance to compete for the Stanley Cup.

They had a frank and open exchange of views. Dick impressed upon him that the board and management are committed read more

They had a frank and open exchange of views. Dick impressed upon him that the board and management are committed to moving as aggressively as appropriate on its current course to create and deliver long-term value for all of the company's shareholders.

If not, it's going to be really hard finding someone to step into this.

If not, it's going to be really hard finding someone to step into this.