And sometimes it's the very otherness of a stranger, someone who doesn't belong to our ethnic or ideological or religious read more

And sometimes it's the very otherness of a stranger, someone who doesn't belong to our ethnic or ideological or religious group, an otherness that can repel us initially, but which can jerk us out of our habitual selfishness, and give us intonations of that sacred otherness, which is God.

[Maybe she simply cared in a self-protective way.] Doing something on impulse, ... well, it can work, but there are read more

[Maybe she simply cared in a self-protective way.] Doing something on impulse, ... well, it can work, but there are a lot of examples that say, 'Better to leave well alone and do what you can as a reporter.' You do get into situations where you think, 'What should I do? Shouldn't I intervene? Shouldn't I do something?' I think if you get to that point you have to make a decision. I've said to people, if you feel it's wrong just being a reporter and you can't do enough, well it's time to become an aid worker and train to be someone who really knows what to do. No good standing around snapping a notebook.

I finally realized why I am so crazy about women... I am, in fact, a lesbian trapped in a man's read more

I finally realized why I am so crazy about women... I am, in fact, a lesbian trapped in a man's body!

Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt

Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt

Tehran is very
expensive.

Tehran is very
expensive.

We're an Italian family, so that is good. She makes it very easy to be a guest in our home.

We're an Italian family, so that is good. She makes it very easy to be a guest in our home.

We're seeing a tickling of inflation in the pipeline but it's not going to be passed on to the consumer.

We're seeing a tickling of inflation in the pipeline but it's not going to be passed on to the consumer.

These two teams match up well. I expected this type of game all the way through. We were just a read more

These two teams match up well. I expected this type of game all the way through. We were just a couple of possessions away. We just couldn't get that one basket. They hit their free throws at the end, which did it.

We demand democracy, security, stability and termination of occupation in Iraq to provide the grounds for its reconstruction and development,

We demand democracy, security, stability and termination of occupation in Iraq to provide the grounds for its reconstruction and development,