I was concerned after those first three games because of the kind of mistakes we were making in one-run losses read more

I was concerned after those first three games because of the kind of mistakes we were making in one-run losses to tough teams. Either we were trying to do too much, or we were falling asleep. So today I called them in and challenged them (in the middle of the game). I said, ?Apparently we?re headed back in the same direction.? You saw the response.

It was very relaxing. We talked about what made me smoke.

It was very relaxing. We talked about what made me smoke.

Of course, the implication is that there is something amiss, but I think that issue is far from settled. In read more

Of course, the implication is that there is something amiss, but I think that issue is far from settled. In fact, I believe that this government effort is a fishing expedition that unnecessarily disrupts the normal business operations of resellers and the manufacturers that supply them. If the government thought something was really wrong, they wouldn't have cast such a wide net to go hunting. I think this is a classic example of prosecutorial overreach.

I don't pretend to tell people how to live their lives other than to do the right thing and work read more

I don't pretend to tell people how to live their lives other than to do the right thing and work hard. Everything else should take care of itself.

I think it's a really wonderful way of looking at leadership development. What we're saying is, if you understand the read more

I think it's a really wonderful way of looking at leadership development. What we're saying is, if you understand the broad issues that make up the life of the city, if you understand its history, if you understand its architecture and its neighborhood and its place, if you understand some of the ethical dilemmas that leaders must face as they make different choices about a city, and if you can articulate that in some kind of a creative process, then you are prepared to take an active role in decisions and choices that affect your life as well as the city's.

At the margin, it's not helpful to the stock-price performance.

At the margin, it's not helpful to the stock-price performance.

Israel does not care about the international public opinion.

Israel does not care about the international public opinion.

We've found that the more open officials are, the more their constituents feel a part of the process.

We've found that the more open officials are, the more their constituents feel a part of the process.

A telescope will magnify a star a thousand times, but a good press agent can do even better.

A telescope will magnify a star a thousand times, but a good press agent can do even better.