Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.

Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.

I can manage a prose format as long as I keep closer to Laurence Sterne than to Henry James.

I can manage a prose format as long as I keep closer to Laurence Sterne than to Henry James.

The market was quiet due to the uncertain economic situation. It was not supported by the recent strengthening in oil read more

The market was quiet due to the uncertain economic situation. It was not supported by the recent strengthening in oil prices or the strengthening in other world stock markets.

It is so much the first among equals of that world.

It is so much the first among equals of that world.

I'm not in favor of it if they're vague about what they are going to do with the property. Without read more

I'm not in favor of it if they're vague about what they are going to do with the property. Without a business plan I don't think it's wise to jump into a purchase like this.

Overall, we are pretty optimistic. We think the September and December quarters will be good ones for the enterprise software read more

Overall, we are pretty optimistic. We think the September and December quarters will be good ones for the enterprise software providers. The business software cycle is on the rise, rebounding nicely from the Y2K problem of last year and the successful transition from client-server architecture to Internet architecture software.

After 30 years of war and devastation, we are starting from nothing basically. It will take a long time for read more

After 30 years of war and devastation, we are starting from nothing basically. It will take a long time for us to be fully self-sufficient.

Finally I paid every bill. My plantation in Pennsylvania had been sold and nothing was left to me but my read more

Finally I paid every bill. My plantation in Pennsylvania had been sold and nothing was left to me but my humble talents.

Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of read more

Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation.