Today, music heralds... the establishment of a society of repetition in which nothing will happen anymore.

Today, music heralds... the establishment of a society of repetition in which nothing will happen anymore.

We look for in-line fourth-quarter financial results and more upbeat guidance for 2006 than Amgen provided at this time last read more

We look for in-line fourth-quarter financial results and more upbeat guidance for 2006 than Amgen provided at this time last year for 2005.

It's not that the ground motions in 1906 were significantly larger than those in 1989—it's that the area experiencing intense read more

It's not that the ground motions in 1906 were significantly larger than those in 1989—it's that the area experiencing intense shaking was much, much greater. We don't know if the next rupture will look like 1906 earthquake, but we know that many of the same areas hit hard in 1906, like San Francisco, Santa Rosa, and the Santa Cruz mountains will be hit hard again in the next large earthquake on the San Andreas Fault .

I don't think today's younger audience, ... would even know what 1920s musicals were like.

I don't think today's younger audience, ... would even know what 1920s musicals were like.

We need to stop Sharon. His lethal policies are drawing blood on both sides. That's why we need a serious read more

We need to stop Sharon. His lethal policies are drawing blood on both sides. That's why we need a serious intervention -- international troops. And we need to end the occupation if there is to be security for both people.

They continue to say the city is teetering on the brink of financial disaster. Quite frankly it?s inappropriate, because we read more

They continue to say the city is teetering on the brink of financial disaster. Quite frankly it?s inappropriate, because we are not.

It's the 'Red Queen effect' -- you've got to run twice as fast just to stay in place.

It's the 'Red Queen effect' -- you've got to run twice as fast just to stay in place.

"Waiting, are they? Waiting, are they? Well, goddam 'em, let 'em wait!"[Ethan Allen, to his physician who said "General, I read more

"Waiting, are they? Waiting, are they? Well, goddam 'em, let 'em wait!"[Ethan Allen, to his physician who said "General, I fear the angels are waiting for you", quoted in Saturday Review, April 5, 1958]

It was good to see us rise to occasion. Getting an early lead gives you a mental edge. You know read more

It was good to see us rise to occasion. Getting an early lead gives you a mental edge. You know one mistake is not going to beat you.