A telescope will magnify a star a thousand times, but a good press agent can do even better.

A telescope will magnify a star a thousand times, but a good press agent can do even better.

Supplies of imported coal into the United States are expected to increase substantially over the next several years as power read more

Supplies of imported coal into the United States are expected to increase substantially over the next several years as power generators and other industrial end users work to comply with stricter air emission standards, and as production from the Central Appalachian coal basin continues to decline.

That guy, if he's not the first pick in the country, I'd be awfully surprised.

That guy, if he's not the first pick in the country, I'd be awfully surprised.

He's never committed any acts in the United States.

He's never committed any acts in the United States.

It was good for us to take the 100 plus lead and we will wait till tea on fourth day read more

It was good for us to take the 100 plus lead and we will wait till tea on fourth day to see how things go.

We want to get a deterrent effect to let people know we don't want to do this. We would rather read more

We want to get a deterrent effect to let people know we don't want to do this. We would rather have people just not commit the crimes.

[As the accolades continue to mount for Attanasio, he’s quick to credit his team. Attanasio calls Yost a great motivator read more

[As the accolades continue to mount for Attanasio, he’s quick to credit his team. Attanasio calls Yost a great motivator and says Yost’s attitude and expectations have set the mission for the year.] Ned said from the very first meeting with the players, ‘Now is the time to produce,’ ... He started with the players from the very first day in spring training and I’ve heard him say it a number of times in many contexts. That’s set the tone for the entire year.

There's a subtle but critical difference between something that is long term and something in the category of 'someday/maybe'. Either read more

There's a subtle but critical difference between something that is long term and something in the category of 'someday/maybe'. Either a project is an open loop to close, as soon as possible, or it is not.

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.