The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout read more

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout Europe: the devil's hoof, the devil's horn mark. It reaches back to early Christianity and the middle ages. Where a child was born out of wedlock, the church cooked up the impression that you'd done something sinful, and something dreadful would result. You will still find, particularly in Greece, people doing a little sign when they see a very badly disabled child – it needs warding off.

We will go there with an extremely open mind. If they are really serious . . . we should be read more

We will go there with an extremely open mind. If they are really serious . . . we should be able to find an agreement without too much difficulty.

Time is the fire in which we burn.

Time is the fire in which we burn.

[That position, Abrams said, led Miller's team to assume that Libby wasn't really keen on seeing Miller testify, no matter read more

[That position, Abrams said, led Miller's team to assume that Libby wasn't really keen on seeing Miller testify, no matter what Libby's lawyers implied--a hesitation that gave Miller pause.] He didn't call. He didn't write, ... you draw certain conclusions.

This storm is far from over. We can't take anything for granted.

This storm is far from over. We can't take anything for granted.

It's a bizarre, it's symptomatic that they allow this increase before the final safety rulings have been made.

It's a bizarre, it's symptomatic that they allow this increase before the final safety rulings have been made.

What I want to hear is he is alive, but they can't tell me that. He's worked in this mine read more

What I want to hear is he is alive, but they can't tell me that. He's worked in this mine for six years. He said that's the way he's gonna go -- in the mines.

There were about 10 points they scored in a row because we weren't where we needed to be defensively. Consequently, read more

There were about 10 points they scored in a row because we weren't where we needed to be defensively. Consequently, you get fouled calls that way, and it's pretty easy to score when you're standing there at the free throw line with nobody guarding.

These cans of energy drinks have some enticing, very sexy-sounding claims -- that they lift you up, that they give read more

These cans of energy drinks have some enticing, very sexy-sounding claims -- that they lift you up, that they give you more energy. Frankly, they're nothing much more than caffeine in a can with a lot of sugar.