The timing of his development and the development of our team didn't align. The fact that he was out of read more

The timing of his development and the development of our team didn't align. The fact that he was out of options forced us to make a decision. We feel he has a chance to be a very good major league player. Hopefully he'll get his chance.

Both countries are convinced they're going to meet their future financing needs on the domestic markets.

Both countries are convinced they're going to meet their future financing needs on the domestic markets.

Others, like many of us, like ""the good Germans"" of another era, turn our heads away from this human rights read more

Others, like many of us, like ""the good Germans"" of another era, turn our heads away from this human rights catastrophe against, in turn, another 'despised' minority: the Palestinian people. Their resistance to brutal ethnic cleansing is, ironically, labeled ""anti-Semitic.""

It's good that we don't play a completely different style, because it helps everybody to know what his role is.

It's good that we don't play a completely different style, because it helps everybody to know what his role is.

We all lean towards the koa because that's what Hawaii is known for. But it's tough to work with, especially read more

We all lean towards the koa because that's what Hawaii is known for. But it's tough to work with, especially when you get the curly koa. Because of the complexity of the grain, it's a very challenging wood. Mango is a fabulous wood and it's underrated. For some reason, it doesn't carry the influence that koa does. Mango is some beautiful wood. I work some 30 varieties, generally, because I love the variety.

The rare case where the conquered is very satisfied with the conqueror.

The rare case where the conquered is very satisfied with the conqueror.

Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General read more

Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around.

[Despite the lopsided primary results, Archer cautioned his supporters not to take the general election for granted.] We've come too read more

[Despite the lopsided primary results, Archer cautioned his supporters not to take the general election for granted.] We've come too far, built too many bridges, taken too many steps to be turned around, ... Something good is happening here.

It feels pretty good. As a kid, I never thought this would happen to me to tell you the truth.

It feels pretty good. As a kid, I never thought this would happen to me to tell you the truth.