I should be proud to have my memory graced, but only if the monument be placed... here, where I endured read more

I should be proud to have my memory graced, but only if the monument be placed... here, where I endured three hundred hours in line before the implacable iron bars.

She goes by 'Chris,' not 'Christine,' in her everyday life. Calling her Christine would be like using 'William Jefferson Clinton' read more

She goes by 'Chris,' not 'Christine,' in her everyday life. Calling her Christine would be like using 'William Jefferson Clinton' instead of Bill Clinton. 'Christine' is just more formal. She says that's what her mother called her when she got in trouble.

Sometimes it's useful to know how large your zero is.

Sometimes it's useful to know how large your zero is.

Anybody investing on the assumption of who's going to win the election is skating on thin ice.

Anybody investing on the assumption of who's going to win the election is skating on thin ice.

I had to get up run in the morning for 2 hours, go to the gym and also get good read more

I had to get up run in the morning for 2 hours, go to the gym and also get good opponents as sparring partners because I'm a big believer in that how you train is how you will fight at least when it came to me that's how it worked.

Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present.

Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present.

I grew up on a farm so I thought driving a fire truck would be like handling a grain truck. read more

I grew up on a farm so I thought driving a fire truck would be like handling a grain truck. But the first time I was behind the wheel of a fire truck, I was awestruck by the responsibility. Sure you can run a stoplight, but you have to make sure the intersection is clear before you do. That's when I realized each level you reach in the fire department brings on new responsibility. And there are more people under your wing.

It's not like we're alone out there. There are really a lot of people doing this.

It's not like we're alone out there. There are really a lot of people doing this.

"I'll be happy when...." is the way many people think they are living their lives. Yet, happiness is not something read more

"I'll be happy when...." is the way many people think they are living their lives. Yet, happiness is not something that happens to you. Happiness is inside you now. You are motivated from within. You only have to allow happiness to surface.