It also puts everyone on elevated alert — that we have emergencies we might have to deal with, and the read more

It also puts everyone on elevated alert — that we have emergencies we might have to deal with, and the governor expects you're going to be ready to address those.

I am pleased to be third because this is my best qualifying position so far this year.

I am pleased to be third because this is my best qualifying position so far this year.

It's not that the ground motions in 1906 were significantly larger than those in 1989—it's that the area experiencing intense read more

It's not that the ground motions in 1906 were significantly larger than those in 1989—it's that the area experiencing intense shaking was much, much greater. We don't know if the next rupture will look like 1906 earthquake, but we know that many of the same areas hit hard in 1906, like San Francisco, Santa Rosa, and the Santa Cruz mountains will be hit hard again in the next large earthquake on the San Andreas Fault .

The prices all of us pay for insurance in 2002 may be a little higher. Prices were already firming up read more

The prices all of us pay for insurance in 2002 may be a little higher. Prices were already firming up because insurers' investment returns had been decreasing, and auto and property loss had increased. But this is going to accelerate that process.

It's definitely nice to get in. I knew it would be a challenge against that team.

It's definitely nice to get in. I knew it would be a challenge against that team.

The simplicity of the interaction is one of the most critical things.

The simplicity of the interaction is one of the most critical things.

A long and wicked life followed by five minutes of perfect grace gets you into Heaven. An equally long life read more

A long and wicked life followed by five minutes of perfect grace gets you into Heaven. An equally long life of decent living and good works followed by one outburst of taking the name of the Lord in vain—then have a heart attack at that moment and be damned for eternity. Is that the system?

If that child is a message in a bottle, ... it has just washed up on shore.

If that child is a message in a bottle, ... it has just washed up on shore.

It's a very high-energy activity. It's a workout. By the time you finish class, you're tired.

It's a very high-energy activity. It's a workout. By the time you finish class, you're tired.