He has left a tiny exit route, which is good because in the international arena, he is seen as very read more

He has left a tiny exit route, which is good because in the international arena, he is seen as very much a black-and-white kind of figure, with no grays.

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the read more

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the internet and the subsequent flowering of genealogical research. This obsession with roots will be felt especially keenly by foundlings, who often have no way of exploring their family histories.] I notice that genealogical sites now have warnings on them saying people should be ready for little surprises, ... They're not all going to find themselves descended from King Henry VIII or Richard Cur de Lion or Wellington. This is rather strange because it was pretty taken for granted a few generations ago that families had all kinds of little moments where things had gone not according to the book. It was just one of those things. You tried to accommodate it. There was no social welfare. You just had to sort it out within villages, the families, the parish. Children went to the workhouse, but people knew about it. Nowadays, there's a kind of surprise that these cases were so commonplace.

I love that men like to look at women, that they love sports, that they need to know the inner read more

I love that men like to look at women, that they love sports, that they need to know the inner workings of mechanical objects. I love the whole makeup of men - that they never mature and are always just boys.

One man's poison Ivy is another man's spinach

One man's poison Ivy is another man's spinach

Remarkable is the greater openness of the Catholic Church towards people of other religious traditions and persuasions. The development has read more

Remarkable is the greater openness of the Catholic Church towards people of other religious traditions and persuasions. The development has not been without problems, since some people have resisted it and others have pushed openness beyond the desirable point.

It's not the kind of PR you want. We haven't caught many breaks in the last several years.

It's not the kind of PR you want. We haven't caught many breaks in the last several years.

Basically, it's too close to call. I had a lot of surprises last night.

Basically, it's too close to call. I had a lot of surprises last night.

His death impacted many people, ... He enjoyed life to the fullest.

His death impacted many people, ... He enjoyed life to the fullest.

They're not adults. They're kids. There's a lot of reasons why Connecticut shouldn't be so far behind the rest of read more

They're not adults. They're kids. There's a lot of reasons why Connecticut shouldn't be so far behind the rest of the country.