Politeness is the slow poison of collaboration.

Politeness is the slow poison of collaboration.

People from the area have told me that they are pleased to see the pupils wearing uniform and it makes read more

People from the area have told me that they are pleased to see the pupils wearing uniform and it makes them proud to come from Niddrie.

It's a very beautiful country and it has some of the Arab world's most interesting, best preserved, medieval ruins. And read more

It's a very beautiful country and it has some of the Arab world's most interesting, best preserved, medieval ruins. And it's also got a living culture which is exotic in the true sense of the word,

[The alternative is to do nothing and be ignored.] Once the penalties are levied, it's a silent message unless it's read more

[The alternative is to do nothing and be ignored.] Once the penalties are levied, it's a silent message unless it's collected, ... So we make every effort to collect those outstanding penalties.

I couldn't have asked for anything better than the way they've treated me here, especially my teammates. I wasn't worried, read more

I couldn't have asked for anything better than the way they've treated me here, especially my teammates. I wasn't worried, but I was pretty nervous about how I'd be accepted. Ever since Day One it's just been great. There's been no negativity at all, absolutely none.

She has been very outspoken about her desire to be a young bride... so the idea of her learning what read more

She has been very outspoken about her desire to be a young bride... so the idea of her learning what it's like to be married works either way.

We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves, whose worth is independent of read more

We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves, whose worth is independent of accidents in life, or revolutions in government: we have heads to get money, and hearts to spend it.

"Waiting, are they? Waiting, are they? Well, goddam 'em, let 'em wait!"[Ethan Allen, to his physician who said "General, I read more

"Waiting, are they? Waiting, are they? Well, goddam 'em, let 'em wait!"[Ethan Allen, to his physician who said "General, I fear the angels are waiting for you", quoted in Saturday Review, April 5, 1958]

At the heart of this all is Andy - was Andy. That's what she loved, helping people one at a read more

At the heart of this all is Andy - was Andy. That's what she loved, helping people one at a time.