The freedom of thought is a sacred right of every individual man, and diversity will continue to increase with the read more

The freedom of thought is a sacred right of every individual man, and diversity will continue to increase with the progress, refinement, and differentiation of the human intellect.

The fund-raising environment is consistently more competitive. The situation of any new museum today is a challenge, regardless of what read more

The fund-raising environment is consistently more competitive. The situation of any new museum today is a challenge, regardless of what kind of museum it is.

Everybody has to feel good about the input that has gone into this, ... We have a lot of assets read more

Everybody has to feel good about the input that has gone into this, ... We have a lot of assets and I think we've got a good core group of people who are willing to take on our challenges.

Ultimately, they're all in the same position.

Ultimately, they're all in the same position.

Historically, a La Nina that forms in spring has a tendency for most of Illinois to be dry.

Historically, a La Nina that forms in spring has a tendency for most of Illinois to be dry.

Going in, I knew I wasn't one of the top ones, because I didn't even make the pre-season All-American team. read more

Going in, I knew I wasn't one of the top ones, because I didn't even make the pre-season All-American team. That shows you what people thought of me right there, so I knew I had to go to work.

I have never felt that anything really mattered by the satisfaction of knowing that you stood for the things in read more

I have never felt that anything really mattered by the satisfaction of knowing that you stood for the things in which you believed and had done the very best you could.

But the gravest difficulty, and perhaps the most important, in poetry meant solely for recitation, is the difficulty of achieving read more

But the gravest difficulty, and perhaps the most important, in poetry meant solely for recitation, is the difficulty of achieving verbal beauty, or rather of making verbal beauty tell.

It's understandable that from time to time there'd be a need for executive sessions, but the device should be used read more

It's understandable that from time to time there'd be a need for executive sessions, but the device should be used very sparingly. Good government evolves from trust and a willingness to work together.