It's a very small operation, there are five of us traveling, and I like working with different audiences, seeing how read more

It's a very small operation, there are five of us traveling, and I like working with different audiences, seeing how different it is from one night to the next.

Now reality is beginning to sink in -- that Asia is basically a long-term workout. I really don't see much read more

Now reality is beginning to sink in -- that Asia is basically a long-term workout. I really don't see much relief from Asia for quite a while. I think we'll get tired of hearing about Asia before the year is over, but it's really earnings that's key. It's growth that's really the issue.

Americans continue to suffer from a notoriously short attention span. They get mad as hell with reasonable frequency, but quickly read more

Americans continue to suffer from a notoriously short attention span. They get mad as hell with reasonable frequency, but quickly return to their families and sitcoms. Meanwhile, the corporate lobbies stay right where they are, outlasting all the populist hysteria.

Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.

Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.

All I can tell you is that we're continuing to gather information. I think Allen's attendance at the meeting reflects read more

All I can tell you is that we're continuing to gather information. I think Allen's attendance at the meeting reflects the governor's desire to get all the input that he can possibly get.

The most meaningful and better life is to have a relationship with GOD

The most meaningful and better life is to have a relationship with GOD

You'll never plough a field by turning it over in your mind. Albert Einstein -Irish proverb.

You'll never plough a field by turning it over in your mind. Albert Einstein -Irish proverb.

[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.

I'm not really worried about it. I just tried to be a peacemaker... Sometimes it don't pay to be the read more

I'm not really worried about it. I just tried to be a peacemaker... Sometimes it don't pay to be the good guy, ... I just take it with a grain of salt and move on.