It is commonly said that men are forward to believe whatever is connected with their own interest. This in common read more

It is commonly said that men are forward to believe whatever is connected with their own interest. This in common cases is true; but it is also true, that when some very great and unexpected good news is brought to us, we find it very difficult to credit it.

A hard slap shot from 15 feet. It caught me on the shoulder, but you have to put that aside read more

A hard slap shot from 15 feet. It caught me on the shoulder, but you have to put that aside in the moment of the game.

I didn't want him to get discouraged. But you could see he was getting better in practice every day. We read more

I didn't want him to get discouraged. But you could see he was getting better in practice every day. We started giving him some game time.

Please do not treat Indonesia as some satellite country that America can push around. Because if America is seen as read more

Please do not treat Indonesia as some satellite country that America can push around. Because if America is seen as too arrogant and too hectoring and beats Indonesia on the head, then I think there's going to be this nationalistic backlash.

Mother is far too clever to understand anything she does not like.

Mother is far too clever to understand anything she does not like.

Come on. I got drunk when I was like 5.

Come on. I got drunk when I was like 5.

It is inevitable that those to whom is vouchsafed a long life of usefulness should outlive the friends of their read more

It is inevitable that those to whom is vouchsafed a long life of usefulness should outlive the friends of their youth.

It is a trend that is certainly being noticed around the country.

It is a trend that is certainly being noticed around the country.

The secret is out. There is something decent unfolding in Iraq. It's unfolding in the shadow of a terrible insurgency, read more

The secret is out. There is something decent unfolding in Iraq. It's unfolding in the shadow of a terrible insurgency, but a society is finding its way to constitutional politics.