We bank on getting those big runs. When we get rolling like that, it takes the wind out of the read more

We bank on getting those big runs. When we get rolling like that, it takes the wind out of the other team's sails.

The point is that when they talk about quality of health care, patients mean something entirely different than experts do. read more

The point is that when they talk about quality of health care, patients mean something entirely different than experts do. They're not talking about numbers or outcomes but about their own human experience, which is a combination of cost, paperwork and what I'll call the hassle factor, the impersonal nature of the care.

From the outside looking in, this team has the potential to win right away, ... I can't wait to get read more

From the outside looking in, this team has the potential to win right away, ... I can't wait to get started. I will hit the round running. I will work very hard.

Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.

Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.

The total number of convicts at the jails across the country has reached 105,000. Hopefully, the remission will really be read more

The total number of convicts at the jails across the country has reached 105,000. Hopefully, the remission will really be issued on August 17,

[In Overdosed America, Dr. Abramson cites CDC data indicating that over the course of the past 100 years, life expectancy read more

[In Overdosed America, Dr. Abramson cites CDC data indicating that over the course of the past 100 years, life expectancy has increased by a remarkable 30 years. Yet according to the CDC report quoted by Abramson,] 25 years of this gain are attributable to advances in public health. ... These include improvements such as sanitation, clean food and water, decent housing, good nutrition, higher standards of living, and widespread vaccinations.

I know everybody thinks we have a hidden agenda, but the town wants to remain neutral. This is not some read more

I know everybody thinks we have a hidden agenda, but the town wants to remain neutral. This is not some hidden plan.

A lot of places call for money, but I wanted to do more,

A lot of places call for money, but I wanted to do more,

There are three schools of magic. One: State a tautology, then ring the changes on its corollaries; that's philosophy. Two: read more

There are three schools of magic. One: State a tautology, then ring the changes on its corollaries; that's philosophy. Two: Record many facts. Try to find a pattern. Then make a wrong guess at the next fact; that's science. Three: Be aware that you live.