It's always fun to go to a first-year event and see how it is and get to see a new, read more

It's always fun to go to a first-year event and see how it is and get to see a new, different golf course. [It's] another opportunity to play against the best, so it should be a good week.

When I saw him speak here before, I could look into the audience and see people who look like him read more

When I saw him speak here before, I could look into the audience and see people who look like him laughing at things I didn't know the references to. There is an intimacy between Chicago writers and the population of this city that I find really wonderful. It's warm and it's welcoming. It's a little like going to a Baptist church. They know when to say 'Amen'.

The basic factors that caused the market to go down remain in place, and I think those worries are going read more

The basic factors that caused the market to go down remain in place, and I think those worries are going to be with us for the next couple of months, ... certainly until we get third-quarter earnings reports, and maybe through the election.

Compassion is not a popular virtue.

Compassion is not a popular virtue.

I'm a firm believer in the power of negative advertising. And they've been in the enviable position of doing nothing read more

I'm a firm believer in the power of negative advertising. And they've been in the enviable position of doing nothing but negative advertising.

It really is a powerful tool in bringing people together.

It really is a powerful tool in bringing people together.

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a read more

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust over like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it sags like a heavy load. Or does it just explode?.

This is a new experience for me. I've had a good preparation this season and I'm just trying to grow read more

This is a new experience for me. I've had a good preparation this season and I'm just trying to grow in my game. I just have to keep playing the same way I have been this week and give 100 percent.

Avoiding offense means that we don't accept each other as equals.

Avoiding offense means that we don't accept each other as equals.