Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound

I made a $50 bet -- a lot of money then -- with my coach that I'd win a medal. read more

I made a $50 bet -- a lot of money then -- with my coach that I'd win a medal. I woke up that morning and thought, 'don't get to the bottom and wish you had a second chance, because in the Olympics, you don't get a second chance.' I was so in the moment; I wanted to feel it, I wanted to be in it -- I've used that metaphor for the rest of my life.

[Sotero kept quiet, worrying that her family would be targeted. But she found comfort in numbers at last week's rally, read more

[Sotero kept quiet, worrying that her family would be targeted. But she found comfort in numbers at last week's rally, organized by Tucson's Border Action Network. In August 2004, BAN hosted a community forum where anger simply erupted.] People had been afraid to speak out, ... They fear repercussions; they fear being targeted, because (the Border Patrol) is so dominant and so imposing in their communities, where they're told they don't have any rights.

The career of a writer is comparable to that of a woman of easy virtue. You write first for pleasure, read more

The career of a writer is comparable to that of a woman of easy virtue. You write first for pleasure, later for the pleasure of others and finally for money.

Tom Welter (the OSAA executive director) told me they were getting a hearings officer ready to go (today) if an read more

Tom Welter (the OSAA executive director) told me they were getting a hearings officer ready to go (today) if an appeal is filed.

We'll see how things go in the morning.

We'll see how things go in the morning.

I'm not sure if other arrangements to buy zinc have already been made at this point. Generally, we buy products read more

I'm not sure if other arrangements to buy zinc have already been made at this point. Generally, we buy products on contract for a length of time. The link of the contract is something that is based on the volatility of a particular product, and the price of zinc has been going up.

There have not been any big blips in inflation (so far this year),

There have not been any big blips in inflation (so far this year),

We feel the overall market is showing a lot of life across the board.

We feel the overall market is showing a lot of life across the board.