Every writer hopes or boldly assumes that his life is in some sense exemplary, that the particular will turn out read more

Every writer hopes or boldly assumes that his life is in some sense exemplary, that the particular will turn out to be universal.

Elgin's game was an incredible performance, also. I don't think there's any comparison. Elgin did it without three-point lines. His read more

Elgin's game was an incredible performance, also. I don't think there's any comparison. Elgin did it without three-point lines. His game was attacking the hoop and hitting jumpers inside 20 feet. Kobe's range is unreal, and he does it his way.

Accident counts for much in companionship, as in marriage

Accident counts for much in companionship, as in marriage

There are many teachers who could ruin you. Before you know it you could be a pale copy of this read more

There are many teachers who could ruin you. Before you know it you could be a pale copy of this teacher or that teacher. You have to evolve on your own.

Quite frankly, [the bid process] is as intense as any pursuit of a telecom contract I've ever been through representing read more

Quite frankly, [the bid process] is as intense as any pursuit of a telecom contract I've ever been through representing BellSouth,

I'm really not an invalid.

I'm really not an invalid.

It reminds me of PIO, or pilot induced oscillation, a lag in the plane's response to a pilot moving the read more

It reminds me of PIO, or pilot induced oscillation, a lag in the plane's response to a pilot moving the stick, ... You push the stick down and the plane doesn't go down right away, so you push it down more, and then it really starts to fall. The same thing happens in monetary policy if you have gradualism in interest rates.

Quite a number of observers have commented on my coolness during various riotous concerts which I performed at during those read more

Quite a number of observers have commented on my coolness during various riotous concerts which I performed at during those first tumultuous years of the armistice between World War I and World War II. The reason is very simple: I was armed.

It was a big wall coming at us. It just rumbled, and the shingles started flying. That roar sounded like read more

It was a big wall coming at us. It just rumbled, and the shingles started flying. That roar sounded like it was fixing to come in the back door.