We lost two, really three (days) because Wednesday was a wash.

We lost two, really three (days) because Wednesday was a wash.

I have asked the leaders to settle the issues fast and reach a compromise as it will permit the Iraqi read more

I have asked the leaders to settle the issues fast and reach a compromise as it will permit the Iraqi parliament to complete the draft constitution in time.

They've done this all on their own. I have a system that they've bought into. It's a defensive in your read more

They've done this all on their own. I have a system that they've bought into. It's a defensive in your face system. It's a fun game to watch and a fun game to play.

Say that cricket has nothing to do with politics and you say that cricket has nothing to do with life.

Say that cricket has nothing to do with politics and you say that cricket has nothing to do with life.

On any given day, the market is taking its cue from forecasts and results. Juniper was negative, so that's spilling read more

On any given day, the market is taking its cue from forecasts and results. Juniper was negative, so that's spilling through the Nasdaq. I think, overall, though, the trend through the rest of the year and into early next year will be more positive.

Most bureaucracies take a while to get it together, and this is America -- we have so much and we read more

Most bureaucracies take a while to get it together, and this is America -- we have so much and we can't get it together [in the face of Hurricane Katrina], ... So imagine a country that's very poor, with a clunky bureaucracy. The ability to coordinate and manage this sort of crisis, especially in a country with corruption, high levels of alcoholism and a top-heavy bureaucracy, is challenging.

Hold a true friend with both hands. - Kanuri proverb, Nigeria

Hold a true friend with both hands. - Kanuri proverb, Nigeria

People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.

People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.

Overall for lithography, we still need to shrink for these guys to get two microprocessors on a chip.

Overall for lithography, we still need to shrink for these guys to get two microprocessors on a chip.