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.

We were excited to win. I give credit to my girls. They worked hard. Now we try to get ready read more

We were excited to win. I give credit to my girls. They worked hard. Now we try to get ready for district.

The sheriff cried on television because he has no money to pay his employees, and food is scarce, ... I read more

The sheriff cried on television because he has no money to pay his employees, and food is scarce, ... I told them I would reach Gov. Bush and ask him to let the president know so they can get some help.

There is an awful lot of capital out there for financial buyers to acquire these types of companies.

There is an awful lot of capital out there for financial buyers to acquire these types of companies.

I've never tried to be uber-sexy, ... I want to age gracefully. At 48 now, I've finally lost my baby read more

I've never tried to be uber-sexy, ... I want to age gracefully. At 48 now, I've finally lost my baby fat. I want to look nice and feel attractive. ... I grew my hair out and got it lightened for the simple reason that I'm pretty gray, and this means I don't have to go to the hairdresser as often.

He presents too great a risk to the community. No amount of therapy will prepare him for release to the read more

He presents too great a risk to the community. No amount of therapy will prepare him for release to the street.

We certainly understand parents' concerns, and we don't want to associate ourselves with promoting alcohol to youth.

We certainly understand parents' concerns, and we don't want to associate ourselves with promoting alcohol to youth.

a very nice (Grey Cup) ring; lots of diamonds, quality diamonds, too.

a very nice (Grey Cup) ring; lots of diamonds, quality diamonds, too.

When we found out that they were going to close, we had to go out and find another supplier. It read more

When we found out that they were going to close, we had to go out and find another supplier. It is possible that we could purchase some things from them on a spot basis. But that wouldn't be much compared to the way things were.