The more perfect a thing is, the more susceptible to good and bad treatment it is.

The more perfect a thing is, the more susceptible to good and bad treatment it is.

It's been a long time since a visit to America stopped being an infallible formula for strengthening the reputation of read more

It's been a long time since a visit to America stopped being an infallible formula for strengthening the reputation of European politicians. In the last decade, however, that contact with the American ally can result in at least as many headaches as it does advantages.

John is a great docent, because he's very relaxed, very knowledgeable and he doesn't have any big agenda. He just read more

John is a great docent, because he's very relaxed, very knowledgeable and he doesn't have any big agenda. He just wants people to enjoy themselves.

The whole musical landscape is being organized through the choreography. It was as if the dancers themselves became my score.

The whole musical landscape is being organized through the choreography. It was as if the dancers themselves became my score.

I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those read more

I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those sopranos in nightgowns dying in Act 2. So what do I have in my first opera? A soprano in a nightgown dying in Act 2.

One of the documents he inadvertently left behind was a draft of a document proclaiming himself as president once again,

One of the documents he inadvertently left behind was a draft of a document proclaiming himself as president once again,

The problem with Papua is: who has the legitimacy to negotiate on behalf of Papuans with the government?

The problem with Papua is: who has the legitimacy to negotiate on behalf of Papuans with the government?

The concept behind the bill is something that everyone agrees on . I think we just disagree on how to read more

The concept behind the bill is something that everyone agrees on . I think we just disagree on how to get there. It's going to take a lot of discussion and education on both sides to get this done.

You might as well have put her on a stage eating a plate of spaghetti and put a rope round read more

You might as well have put her on a stage eating a plate of spaghetti and put a rope round her chair instead of putting her in a theatre where she wasn't at home and was struggling.