I come from a tradition of screenwriting -- with a co-writer -- where everything is challenged, where you have to read more

I come from a tradition of screenwriting -- with a co-writer -- where everything is challenged, where you have to defend every idea, ... I am a robber of ideas, but for there to be ideas, you have to have discussion. If everyone takes my word for the truth, you can't do that.

Dubai has been trying to prove to the rest of the Arab world that there is life after oil, and read more

Dubai has been trying to prove to the rest of the Arab world that there is life after oil, and that in fact it's a better life. The good news is there is room for a second and a third Dubai, just like there was room for a second Singapore in Asia.

Everybody is very, very surprised -- Microsoft on their doorstep.

Everybody is very, very surprised -- Microsoft on their doorstep.

When eating an elephant take one bite at a time.

When eating an elephant take one bite at a time.

I would even go out on a limb and say Minister Farrakhan has been cured.

I would even go out on a limb and say Minister Farrakhan has been cured.

They can't give us any word ? alive, or what ? but we are hoping he is.

They can't give us any word ? alive, or what ? but we are hoping he is.

I guess some of this was brought on myself, my stupidity. I don't know if it was naivety.

I guess some of this was brought on myself, my stupidity. I don't know if it was naivety.

We let ourselves down in the opening 20 minutes. We didn't get balls forward quickly enough and they got on read more

We let ourselves down in the opening 20 minutes. We didn't get balls forward quickly enough and they got on top of us.

But the bottom line is every mayor wants to make their city safer,

But the bottom line is every mayor wants to make their city safer,