I've experienced (more times than I like to admit) avoiding slightly uncomfortable conversations with others I should have had on read more

I've experienced (more times than I like to admit) avoiding slightly uncomfortable conversations with others I should have had on the front end and then endured much more excruciating ones on the back end.

Perfection is boring. If a face doesn't have mistakes, it's nothing.

Perfection is boring. If a face doesn't have mistakes, it's nothing.

He told the people the truth - not the whole truth, but it was the first time in Russian history read more

He told the people the truth - not the whole truth, but it was the first time in Russian history that a leader has told the people the bitter truth.

Children start off reading in books about lions and giraffes and so on, but they also-if they're lucky enough and read more

Children start off reading in books about lions and giraffes and so on, but they also-if they're lucky enough and have reasonable privileges of any human being-are able to go into a garden and turn over stone and see a worm and see a slug and see an ant.

Casting ethnic characters is a very hard thing to do, but it's important. It's also interesting.

Casting ethnic characters is a very hard thing to do, but it's important. It's also interesting.

NBC in Madison should have been more concerned. I don't think at all that it's a fair depiction of Christianity.

NBC in Madison should have been more concerned. I don't think at all that it's a fair depiction of Christianity.

I am not sure life was meant to be lived in a managed way...if so, no wonder we have difficulties read more

I am not sure life was meant to be lived in a managed way...if so, no wonder we have difficulties with things like time management.

There is interest in Kuwait and Iran regarding cooperation on the issue of restoration, as the dried marshes adversely affects read more

There is interest in Kuwait and Iran regarding cooperation on the issue of restoration, as the dried marshes adversely affects all three of those countries and others on the [Persian] Gulf. Turkey and Syria need to also be engaged to help in the management of the water resources of the entire basin.

It's not the right thing to do. It's not the right thing to risk to try to get in this read more

It's not the right thing to do. It's not the right thing to risk to try to get in this country through these very dangerous areas.