The paintings have been in Vienna for 68 years, and people in Europe saw them all the time. I thought read more

The paintings have been in Vienna for 68 years, and people in Europe saw them all the time. I thought it would be a beautiful thing to show them in this country.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

We bank on getting those big runs. When we get rolling like that, it takes the wind out of the read more

We bank on getting those big runs. When we get rolling like that, it takes the wind out of the other team's sails.

The engineers had to redesign the software, reprogram the tape recorder and had to get Galileo to do data compression,

The engineers had to redesign the software, reprogram the tape recorder and had to get Galileo to do data compression,

People go to Africa and confirm what they already have in their heads and so they fail to see what read more

People go to Africa and confirm what they already have in their heads and so they fail to see what is there in front of them. This is what people have come to expect. It's not viewed as a serious continent. It's a place of strange, bizarre and illogical things, where people don't do what common sense demands.

Carlos felt really strong at the foot of the decisive climb, so we put Calvente and Piil up front to read more

Carlos felt really strong at the foot of the decisive climb, so we put Calvente and Piil up front to set the pace. With about six kilometers to go Carlos hit a bad patch and instead of risking a total meltdown, he made the sensible choice to ride at his own pace and he did actually manage to limit his time loss quite well. The other day Carlos was a bit better than Mancebo and today it was the other way round. The time differences are still very small. The way it looks right now Heras and Menchov are the strongest. But there's almost two full weeks left and a lot can happen in that time.

Elgin's game was an incredible performance, also. I don't think there's any comparison. Elgin did it without three-point lines. His read more

Elgin's game was an incredible performance, also. I don't think there's any comparison. Elgin did it without three-point lines. His game was attacking the hoop and hitting jumpers inside 20 feet. Kobe's range is unreal, and he does it his way.

There is really a trend of consolidation across many, many industries and geographies. The pipeline is full, and I think read more

There is really a trend of consolidation across many, many industries and geographies. The pipeline is full, and I think we'll see a lot of transactions in the next few months.

I'm sure when Chuck Schumer needs information from the Congressional Budget Office, he doesn't have to check with Harry Reid, read more

I'm sure when Chuck Schumer needs information from the Congressional Budget Office, he doesn't have to check with Harry Reid, the Democratic Senate leader. I expect to be calling Mr. Naughton directly as I always have in the past. If she wants to know what I'm doing, she can always call me. I'll be happy to respond.