God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

I had a late supper one evening with Frank and Treat Williams... Treat took us for a trip in his read more

I had a late supper one evening with Frank and Treat Williams... Treat took us for a trip in his plane around the Manhattan skyline, an incredible, somehow touching sight. I wonder why?... We passed so close to the World Trade Center buildings that we could see the diners innocently enjoying themselves in the restaurant. In the late-20th century, it's impossible not to see the whole great heart of the city as vulnerable, exposed to attack.

Your economic development organization is a one-man show and it's handicapped and doesn't have the resources to do what you read more

Your economic development organization is a one-man show and it's handicapped and doesn't have the resources to do what you want.

This is all about giving people time back and improving their quality of life.

This is all about giving people time back and improving their quality of life.

The people were really wonderful. They helped each other. We passed places where there was a forest on one side read more

The people were really wonderful. They helped each other. We passed places where there was a forest on one side of the road. Our route took us where there had been small homes and multi-million dollar homes.

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.

People aren't going to be happy if it goes down this way. I hope we get a simpler solution.

People aren't going to be happy if it goes down this way. I hope we get a simpler solution.

It's been very embarrassing for us. Just getting everything out and being very transparent ... is a very good thing read more

It's been very embarrassing for us. Just getting everything out and being very transparent ... is a very good thing to do. ... We're hopeful now that it's public that chapter is behind us.

I want to be on live TV with the prime minister. I want to explain what we think about the read more

I want to be on live TV with the prime minister. I want to explain what we think about the violence.