He's exceedingly intelligent, very sharp, and he's got a great deal of humanity. I'm sure he will not pull any read more

He's exceedingly intelligent, very sharp, and he's got a great deal of humanity. I'm sure he will not pull any punches. He'll express good taste.

The reason for filing the intervention has been accomplished.

The reason for filing the intervention has been accomplished.

I was bearish on U.S. equities earlier this year but have now turned positive. Stocks are only getting cheaper and read more

I was bearish on U.S. equities earlier this year but have now turned positive. Stocks are only getting cheaper and cheaper, and the U.S. economy is strong, as are corporate profits.

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.

We know that there's several stages of emotional crisis that people go through. Right now, people are in the stage read more

We know that there's several stages of emotional crisis that people go through. Right now, people are in the stage when they realize things won't work out quite how they thought.

The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me.

The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me.

With stores being built all around you reducing your sales and reducing your profit, you've got very little chance of read more

With stores being built all around you reducing your sales and reducing your profit, you've got very little chance of working for 15 or 20 years and walking away with anything.

Her actions over the years have served to diminish the power of the legislature.

Her actions over the years have served to diminish the power of the legislature.

But the gravest difficulty, and perhaps the most important, in poetry meant solely for recitation, is the difficulty of achieving read more

But the gravest difficulty, and perhaps the most important, in poetry meant solely for recitation, is the difficulty of achieving verbal beauty, or rather of making verbal beauty tell.