I've directed traditional operas and it's been wonderful. But despite all the work they require, operettas are just plain fun.

I've directed traditional operas and it's been wonderful. But despite all the work they require, operettas are just plain fun.

Patients may postpone getting needed effective treatment, because they are instead relying on alternative remedies that haven't been tested, ... read more

Patients may postpone getting needed effective treatment, because they are instead relying on alternative remedies that haven't been tested, ... The second danger is that they may actually be harmful.

The program has changed in the past to meet the demands of the times and must do so again.

The program has changed in the past to meet the demands of the times and must do so again.

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout read more

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout Europe: the devil's hoof, the devil's horn mark. It reaches back to early Christianity and the middle ages. Where a child was born out of wedlock, the church cooked up the impression that you'd done something sinful, and something dreadful would result. You will still find, particularly in Greece, people doing a little sign when they see a very badly disabled child – it needs warding off.

People like me who believe the left can be a moderate force—we have failed. We are stuck in the medieval read more

People like me who believe the left can be a moderate force—we have failed. We are stuck in the medieval notion that there is an aristocracy and a people, and the people want a piece of what the aristocracy had—a life subsidized enough to have a minimum of work and a maximum of pleasure.

It appears we will have a balanced budget with no [fare] increase.

It appears we will have a balanced budget with no [fare] increase.

God bears with the wicked, but not forever.

God bears with the wicked, but not forever.

I haven't found anything I haven't liked. I like you're given an opportunity to taste before you go home and read more

I haven't found anything I haven't liked. I like you're given an opportunity to taste before you go home and try it.

We are succeeding in Iraq. Thank you, America.

We are succeeding in Iraq. Thank you, America.