Written laws are like spider's webs; they will catch, it is true, the weak and the poor, but would be read more

Written laws are like spider's webs; they will catch, it is true, the weak and the poor, but would be torn in pieces by the rich and powerful.

If it doesn't happen, we'll simply have to interrupt the talks.

If it doesn't happen, we'll simply have to interrupt the talks.

The purpose (of the meetings) is to re-establish an environment dedicated to caring for the people you serve, the sick read more

The purpose (of the meetings) is to re-establish an environment dedicated to caring for the people you serve, the sick and afflicted, ... (It) is not to provide a forum to fight about the past, substantiate or disprove allegations made in both directions or continue the same destructive path that has led to the involvement of my office.

Those are the things I can help them with. I'm not a golf pro by any means. I can help read more

Those are the things I can help them with. I'm not a golf pro by any means. I can help some of the beginners, but most of the girls are so advanced. They get their technical help elsewhere.

It's not that the ground motions in 1906 were significantly larger than those in 1989it's that the area experiencing intense read more

It's not that the ground motions in 1906 were significantly larger than those in 1989it's that the area experiencing intense shaking was much, much greater. We don't know if the next rupture will look like 1906 earthquake, but we know that many of the same areas hit hard in 1906, like San Francisco, Santa Rosa, and the Santa Cruz mountains will be hit hard again in the next large earthquake on the San Andreas Fault .

The main thing is you just want to stay out of everybody's way, just don't want to interrupt anything. More read more

The main thing is you just want to stay out of everybody's way, just don't want to interrupt anything. More than anything, you just want to observe.

This is the highest tribute we can pay him, our appreciation for his superlative writing, his incomparable writing. Quite frankly, read more

This is the highest tribute we can pay him, our appreciation for his superlative writing, his incomparable writing. Quite frankly, I've never experienced writing like this before, except for 'Fences,' something that addresses me as an individual, addresses me as a black man and addresses the history of the African-American culture and the African-American experience in this country.

China's rapid economic g rowth has resulted in tremendous progress in reducing poverty and improving the lives of people gradually,

China's rapid economic g rowth has resulted in tremendous progress in reducing poverty and improving the lives of people gradually,

Few women care to be laughed at and men not at all, except for large sums of money.

Few women care to be laughed at and men not at all, except for large sums of money.