François Mitterrand was the last king of France. France today is no longer a truly independent nation, but not yet read more

François Mitterrand was the last king of France. France today is no longer a truly independent nation, but not yet part of a global European nation. We're in a no man's land. There is a longing for a monarch and a request for a stronger president.

If they had acted fast there was a chance to win our hearts and minds, but they are losing that read more

If they had acted fast there was a chance to win our hearts and minds, but they are losing that chance.

The English instinctively admire any man who has no talent and is modest about it

The English instinctively admire any man who has no talent and is modest about it

Everything has returned to normal. We expect everything to be fine and for him to be available [on Friday] unless read more

Everything has returned to normal. We expect everything to be fine and for him to be available [on Friday] unless there is some setback.

A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.

A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.

December is an anomaly. We had an array of trouble. We had contractor problems, where contractors weren't able to clear read more

December is an anomaly. We had an array of trouble. We had contractor problems, where contractors weren't able to clear the tracks in time for rush hour. We had a broken rail, missing third-rail shoes, locomotive engine failures, and then we had the (New York City transit) strike in December. That affected all the lines because of slower boarding and congestions. We had trains stacked.

I design for real people. I think of our customers all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating read more

I design for real people. I think of our customers all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating clothing or accessories that are not practical.

The governor needs to stay on message, and that is getting people out of New Orleans, provide stability for them read more

The governor needs to stay on message, and that is getting people out of New Orleans, provide stability for them and rebuild. The governor must look like the leader at all times.

The London attack is one of the attacks that al-Qaida ... had the honour of carrying out against Zionist, British read more

The London attack is one of the attacks that al-Qaida ... had the honour of carrying out against Zionist, British arrogance,