I just wrote 'Merry Christmas John' on my balloon. I love the Beatles and especially John Lennon. My mom and read more

I just wrote 'Merry Christmas John' on my balloon. I love the Beatles and especially John Lennon. My mom and dad let me take the day off school to come here.

I heard the expectations about this staff coming into the season. But I feel like this staff is just as read more

I heard the expectations about this staff coming into the season. But I feel like this staff is just as good as it was last year.

Branding New York City is too broad an image these days. It's no longer as powerful on the macro level. read more

Branding New York City is too broad an image these days. It's no longer as powerful on the macro level. The trick is to find the brands that are unique, but not so niche and so in-the-know that only 12 people who live in the neighborhood will get it.

For five years I worked at the [Commerce Department] and did econometric modeling, and you could never get these numbers read more

For five years I worked at the [Commerce Department] and did econometric modeling, and you could never get these numbers to load into consumption numbers. They're not leading indicators or coincident indicators. They don't tell you a lot.

The big majority of Americans, who are comparatively well off, have developed an ability to have enclaves of people living read more

The big majority of Americans, who are comparatively well off, have developed an ability to have enclaves of people living in the greatest misery without almost noticing them.

With her high pale brow under her faded brown hair, she was like a rock washed clean by years of read more

With her high pale brow under her faded brown hair, she was like a rock washed clean by years of her husband's absences at conventions, dinners, committee meetings or simply at the office.

I do not believe (his ideas) would work in large companies, such as in a public limited company for example,

I do not believe (his ideas) would work in large companies, such as in a public limited company for example,

Growth is likely to be lower in '98 than it was in '97. So, to re-balance monetary policy, you're going read more

Growth is likely to be lower in '98 than it was in '97. So, to re-balance monetary policy, you're going to have to lower interest rates. The question is by how much? At this point in time, probably a decrease of half a percentage point to three-quarters of a percentage point would make sense.

The thing about baseball is, it takes one pitch to change a game. He just got the bat head out. read more

The thing about baseball is, it takes one pitch to change a game. He just got the bat head out. Every pitcher in America's going to say, 'Darn it, that shouldn't have been hit.' But he hit my pitch.