I'm very pleased with my performance and being up there with Karin and Joane, both of whom I look up read more

I'm very pleased with my performance and being up there with Karin and Joane, both of whom I look up to, is great. I hope to be in their seats in future years.

[He announced last week that he is leaving in three weeks to take a private-sector job in New York for read more

[He announced last week that he is leaving in three weeks to take a private-sector job in New York for an employer whose identity he said he cannot yet reveal.] I've always been a dedicated public servant, ... This was something different for me. It wasn't just a question of money. It was a number of things I couldn't refuse.

It's interesting because it's unusual.

It's interesting because it's unusual.

It's good to play another team we haven't seen yet. Lawrence has a lot of talent. To be No. 1, read more

It's good to play another team we haven't seen yet. Lawrence has a lot of talent. To be No. 1, you have to beat the best teams.

I have never belonged wholeheartedly to a country, a state, nor to a circle of friends, nor even to my read more

I have never belonged wholeheartedly to a country, a state, nor to a circle of friends, nor even to my own family.

We're not replacing DIY with DIFM by any means. What we're doing is broadening our DIY model to include the read more

We're not replacing DIY with DIFM by any means. What we're doing is broadening our DIY model to include the do-it-for-me category.

The mind has exactly the same power as the hands: not merely to grasp the world, but to change it.

The mind has exactly the same power as the hands: not merely to grasp the world, but to change it.

Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults --a gigantic scaffolding whose object is to read more

Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults --a gigantic scaffolding whose object is to hide from us our favorite sin.

It was clear by then that he was with Rebecca and that they were a proper couple. I so wanted read more

It was clear by then that he was with Rebecca and that they were a proper couple. I so wanted to turn my back on him but he always managed to win me over. I know now that I am weak-willed and that I should have moved on with my life but what can I say? He had such a strong hold over me, it was hard for me to deny him.