There is nothing that exasperates people more than a display of superior ability or brilliance in conversation. They seem pleased read more

There is nothing that exasperates people more than a display of superior ability or brilliance in conversation. They seem pleased at the time, but their envy makes them curse the conversationalist in their heart.

It was important for us to be patient and see what they were giving us.

It was important for us to be patient and see what they were giving us.

It's going to take a lot of pushing and shoving in the U.S. and Europe to get the concessions from read more

It's going to take a lot of pushing and shoving in the U.S. and Europe to get the concessions from rich countries that will keep poor countries involved in the negotiations.

If we thought it would improve our relationship, we would get married tomorrow, but as it is, nearly 7 years read more

If we thought it would improve our relationship, we would get married tomorrow, but as it is, nearly 7 years after we got engaged, we are content to wait.

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.

But the gravest difficulty, and perhaps the most important, in poetry meant solely for recitation, is the difficulty of achieving read more

But the gravest difficulty, and perhaps the most important, in poetry meant solely for recitation, is the difficulty of achieving verbal beauty, or rather of making verbal beauty tell.

It's disappointing that we haven't got (the running game) going. But I can feel it in practice lately; I know read more

It's disappointing that we haven't got (the running game) going. But I can feel it in practice lately; I know we're going to get better. We noticed in the first two games that it was always one guy who didn't get his block or who let up too soon on a play. We've got to make sure everybody's blocking somebody this week. We expect it out of ourselves.

What the Fed is telling us here is that they are not of the mind to put so much tightness read more

What the Fed is telling us here is that they are not of the mind to put so much tightness on the economy as to jeopardize modest growth in the year ahead, and the market is taking great delight in that.

She told me once, 'Being in the circle is a lot harder than shooting free throws'.

She told me once, 'Being in the circle is a lot harder than shooting free throws'.