[There is an odd grammar in that sentence, which seems wrong, but is actually precise.] Close siblings were less common, read more

[There is an odd grammar in that sentence, which seems wrong, but is actually precise.] Close siblings were less common, ... It seemed.

Weapons are like money; no one knows the meaning of enough.

Weapons are like money; no one knows the meaning of enough.

To be bowed by grief is folly; Naught is gained by melancholy; Better than the pain of thinking, Is to read more

To be bowed by grief is folly; Naught is gained by melancholy; Better than the pain of thinking, Is to steep the sense in drinking.

I had no idea where these kids at a small private college in the San Fernando Valley were coming from, read more

I had no idea where these kids at a small private college in the San Fernando Valley were coming from, why they were coming to hear me, or what they needed to know.

Somebody is going to have to step in and take the load.

Somebody is going to have to step in and take the load.

I thought we came out in the second half -- once we kind of settled in -- and played pretty read more

I thought we came out in the second half -- once we kind of settled in -- and played pretty well. We just made so many mistakes early that we let it get away from us.

Some days it is a heroic act just to refuse the paralysis of fear and straighten up and step into read more

Some days it is a heroic act just to refuse the paralysis of fear and straighten up and step into another day.

The final results won't be ready and ratified until a few days into next January after completing the investigation into read more

The final results won't be ready and ratified until a few days into next January after completing the investigation into all complaints.

We're looking forward to the next step in the process, and it's a process that will go on over a read more

We're looking forward to the next step in the process, and it's a process that will go on over a period of months.