A long and wicked life followed by five minutes of perfect grace gets you into Heaven. An equally long life read more

A long and wicked life followed by five minutes of perfect grace gets you into Heaven. An equally long life of decent living and good works followed by one outburst of taking the name of the Lord in vain—then have a heart attack at that moment and be damned for eternity. Is that the system?

I see myself more as an ambassador of the game. And I hope to bring chess to a higher level read more

I see myself more as an ambassador of the game. And I hope to bring chess to a higher level in the United States. Making bigger tournaments, more interesting events. Making it a respectable profession for young people to be able to pursue in the future.

Selective logging negatively impacts many plants and animals and increases erosion and fires. Additionally, up to 25 percent more carbon read more

Selective logging negatively impacts many plants and animals and increases erosion and fires. Additionally, up to 25 percent more carbon dioxide is released to the atmosphere each year, above that from deforestation, from the decomposition of what the loggers leave behind.

Ah, the creative process is the same secret in science as it is in art. They are all the same read more

Ah, the creative process is the same secret in science as it is in art. They are all the same absolutely.

Obviously, it does give us an opportunity to start off (conference play) with a win and not a loss,

Obviously, it does give us an opportunity to start off (conference play) with a win and not a loss,

They earned the respect of North American players. They played gritty. They were winners. They made people around them better.

They earned the respect of North American players. They played gritty. They were winners. They made people around them better.

Our defense was dominant,

Our defense was dominant,

It's difficult to survive on this wicket with the new ball, but after it gets old it's easy to play read more

It's difficult to survive on this wicket with the new ball, but after it gets old it's easy to play your shots.

Stop the mindless wishing that things would be different. Rather than wasting time and emotional and spiritual energy in explaining read more

Stop the mindless wishing that things would be different. Rather than wasting time and emotional and spiritual energy in explaining why we don't have what we want, we can start to pursue other ways to get it.