[During her sabbatical, she said, she would often sit in her backyard in Venice, Calif., thinking and playing with pine read more

[During her sabbatical, she said, she would often sit in her backyard in Venice, Calif., thinking and playing with pine cones.] I was making little pine-cone people with razor blades, ... That's all I did.

I think that we all carry the divine within us.

I think that we all carry the divine within us.

A lot of the players that will start this season were the practice players last year. They were very instrumental read more

A lot of the players that will start this season were the practice players last year. They were very instrumental in what was accomplished last season and now is their time to shine.

You train and train and train for one match. You only have four two-minute rounds ? that's eight minutes ? read more

You train and train and train for one match. You only have four two-minute rounds ? that's eight minutes ? to show what you've got.

There was no discernible impact on guest service at our resorts. We were happy to offer our employees a means read more

There was no discernible impact on guest service at our resorts. We were happy to offer our employees a means by which they could express support for immigration reform.

I don't think we played bad. They just hit the ball (well).

I don't think we played bad. They just hit the ball (well).

Journalism over here is not only an obsession but a drawback that cannot be overrated. Politicians are frightened of the read more

Journalism over here is not only an obsession but a drawback that cannot be overrated. Politicians are frightened of the press, and in the same way as bull-fighting has a brutalizing effect upon Spain (of which she is unconscious), headlines of murder, rape, and rubbish, excite and demoralize the American public.

All I wanted was a refund, but instead we got treated like criminals. They made my wife cry on her read more

All I wanted was a refund, but instead we got treated like criminals. They made my wife cry on her honeymoon, and that's priceless.

That's probably the most disciplined team I've ever seen in high school basketball. All the teams in the Panhandle don't read more

That's probably the most disciplined team I've ever seen in high school basketball. All the teams in the Panhandle don't play like that. But we just adapted.