We believe the final decision was pretty clear. At a time when the state is developing community-based treatment and support read more

We believe the final decision was pretty clear. At a time when the state is developing community-based treatment and support programs for children ... a large adolescent psychiatric hospital doesn't represent the best way to meet the individual needs of adolescents in our region.

There is a long history in country music of songs celebrating drinking and lamenting drinking. Country songs for the most read more

There is a long history in country music of songs celebrating drinking and lamenting drinking. Country songs for the most part have always been heavily rooted in reality. The first artists were the people next door. They would sing on their porch or in their living room or at a barn dance. They sang about what they knew, and a lot of that was drinking.

It (the funds) can be used for one piece of art or for artwork throughout the 11 acres,

It (the funds) can be used for one piece of art or for artwork throughout the 11 acres,

The heavyweight division takes as much of a blow on this as Bob Arum did. It's not good for the read more

The heavyweight division takes as much of a blow on this as Bob Arum did. It's not good for the heavyweight division. You can't cry over spilled milk. Whatever is left out there, you have to make the best of it.

Most bureaucracies take a while to get it together, and this is America -- we have so much and we read more

Most bureaucracies take a while to get it together, and this is America -- we have so much and we can't get it together [in the face of Hurricane Katrina], ... So imagine a country that's very poor, with a clunky bureaucracy. The ability to coordinate and manage this sort of crisis, especially in a country with corruption, high levels of alcoholism and a top-heavy bureaucracy, is challenging.

It was a relief to hear because I thought Peter had been very faithful to the book.

It was a relief to hear because I thought Peter had been very faithful to the book.

These are times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life, read more

These are times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life, or the repose of a pacific station, that great characters are formed. The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties. Great necessities call out great virtues.

If begging should unfortunately be thy lot, knock at the large gates only.

If begging should unfortunately be thy lot, knock at the large gates only.

We knew they were going to come and had made elaborate arrangements for it.

We knew they were going to come and had made elaborate arrangements for it.