Even though there is an element of fairness in that proposal, we wouldn't recommend it. It sets a dangerous precedent. read more

Even though there is an element of fairness in that proposal, we wouldn't recommend it. It sets a dangerous precedent. We'd just prefer that other states stop imposing their taxes on Washington athletes.

When something is written for the stage, I think it's wrong to try to make it bigger. Very few things read more

When something is written for the stage, I think it's wrong to try to make it bigger. Very few things out there make that jump easily.

The emergency we face in the Horn today is the result of successive seasons of failed rains. Consequently, pastoralists living read more

The emergency we face in the Horn today is the result of successive seasons of failed rains. Consequently, pastoralists living in these arid, remote lands have very few survival strategies left and desperately require our assistance to make it through until the next rains.

I wish he had started a dialogue with scientists before going public with his theories, ... There is some evidence, read more

I wish he had started a dialogue with scientists before going public with his theories, ... There is some evidence, under the current administration, that it is 'policy first, science second.'

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive and widely effective mode of saying things, and hence their importance.

Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive and widely effective mode of saying things, and hence their importance.

We just kind of connected better than the rest. He jumps up and puts his front legs on my shoulders read more

We just kind of connected better than the rest. He jumps up and puts his front legs on my shoulders and rests his head on my shoulders. He's very loving and listens to me.

It's a 12-step program. The first step is to admit you have a problem. They still have 11 steps to read more

It's a 12-step program. The first step is to admit you have a problem. They still have 11 steps to go.

We're ecstatic that we got things off the ground. We've been working for many years on this project.

We're ecstatic that we got things off the ground. We've been working for many years on this project.