The president's $1.6 trillion plan should be a floor, not a ceiling.

The president's $1.6 trillion plan should be a floor, not a ceiling.

[It's a model that Alfred Hitchcock drew on for many of his movies.] If there was a film that inspired read more

[It's a model that Alfred Hitchcock drew on for many of his movies.] If there was a film that inspired me in writing 'Panic,' it was 'North by Northwest,' ... Those are my favorite Hitchcock films -- the ones where ordinary, everyday people are going about their lives, and they take this dramatic left turn.

You need to factor in the (interest-rate) differential, as well as the costs of refinancing.

You need to factor in the (interest-rate) differential, as well as the costs of refinancing.

We don't think about it too much. We prepare hard every week.

We don't think about it too much. We prepare hard every week.

The absurdity of it gets played out in the day-to-day lives of Border Patrol agents. Everybody knows somebody [in the read more

The absurdity of it gets played out in the day-to-day lives of Border Patrol agents. Everybody knows somebody [in the U.S. illegally] who has some kind of relationship with a Border Patrol agent. Either someone in their family is married to one, or they're sleeping with one. People's lives are very complicated and intertwined and they're not very clear-cut.

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.

I have never participated directly or indirectly in any business related to the United Nations.

I have never participated directly or indirectly in any business related to the United Nations.

Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance.

Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance.

It was a case of surviving. It was not really a stage suited to the strengths of the Mitsubishis. It read more

It was a case of surviving. It was not really a stage suited to the strengths of the Mitsubishis. It was interesting to compare our speed with the Volkswagens and now they have the twin turbo engines, there is really very little difference between us in terms of the top speed.