Start out with an ideal and end up with a deal.

Start out with an ideal and end up with a deal.

There is ample precedent for the Security Council to take up the human rights and political situation in a country read more

There is ample precedent for the Security Council to take up the human rights and political situation in a country with as horrific a record as Burma, especially when suffering spills across borders.

I'm learning who I can trust and who I can't. I can't believe he did that to me. He turned read more

I'm learning who I can trust and who I can't. I can't believe he did that to me. He turned right into me with the right front (wheel). Now I've been Cheever-ed.

Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and read more

Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and loose timbers to protect a house against flood. Writers are vulnerable creatures like anyone else. For what do they have in reality? Not sandbags, not timbers. Just a flimsy reputation and a name.

I am afraid the Israeli project aims to make Gaza a Palestinian state...

I am afraid the Israeli project aims to make Gaza a Palestinian state...

We go to the hospital twice a week. She has had bone marrow biopsies, four blood transfusions and numerous tests.

We go to the hospital twice a week. She has had bone marrow biopsies, four blood transfusions and numerous tests.

The newspaper takes so long to read. Plus, it has so much in it that no longer applies to my read more

The newspaper takes so long to read. Plus, it has so much in it that no longer applies to my life. So much trivia. I don't fault them for that ? all of it applies to some people's lives but not mine. I feel that I have better things to do.

Learn while you're young', he often said, 'there is much to enjoy, down here below, life for the living, and read more

Learn while you're young', he often said, 'there is much to enjoy, down here below, life for the living, and rest for the dead!'

The claim that Religious believers have a happier outlook on life than Religious skeptics is like saying a drunken man read more

The claim that Religious believers have a happier outlook on life than Religious skeptics is like saying a drunken man is happier than a sober man. We should all value intellectual sobriety.