I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those read more

I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those sopranos in nightgowns dying in Act 2. So what do I have in my first opera? A soprano in a nightgown dying in Act 2.

A lot of people don't want to do any of the legwork themselves. They've spent their whole life working and read more

A lot of people don't want to do any of the legwork themselves. They've spent their whole life working and doing everything and now they are retired and want to be utterly pampered.

It was a blow-out quarter, they did an incredible job. They blew away the consensus (forecast), and first-quarter guidance looks read more

It was a blow-out quarter, they did an incredible job. They blew away the consensus (forecast), and first-quarter guidance looks good.

Me playing and wanting to start would be selfish and not a team thing. If the timing isn't there, you read more

Me playing and wanting to start would be selfish and not a team thing. If the timing isn't there, you don't have a proper working machine. You've got a Ferrari with a Nissan engine and you can't have that now. It's like wearing white socks with dress pants.

the upper end of the range.

the upper end of the range.

It is a reasonable model which could be used in other ways.

It is a reasonable model which could be used in other ways.

It's important because obviously I market my company through publicity. I make no bones about that. It (the claim) helps read more

It's important because obviously I market my company through publicity. I make no bones about that. It (the claim) helps symbolize how hard I've worked over the years.

You hit first or second, you know they're going to come at you because they don't want anybody on base read more

You hit first or second, you know they're going to come at you because they don't want anybody on base when he comes up. If he comes up with runners on base, they want to pitch around him and go after Holliday or myself. Having him in there changes the whole dynamic of the team.

Among the barbarians as well is the People's Republic of China with a gulag all of its own - far, read more

Among the barbarians as well is the People's Republic of China with a gulag all of its own - far, far more sophisticated than the Russians.