I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those read more

I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those sopranos in nightgowns dying in Act 2. So what do I have in my first opera? A soprano in a nightgown dying in Act 2.

There are no permanent changes because change itself is permanent. It behooves the industrialist to research and the investor to read more

There are no permanent changes because change itself is permanent. It behooves the industrialist to research and the investor to be vigilant.

It was pretty obvious to everyone there that there was a significant group that had been part of that for read more

It was pretty obvious to everyone there that there was a significant group that had been part of that for a long time that felt like there were still possibilities.

We should see continued consumer weakness in October and November, while industry overall does quite well. The soft trajectory going read more

We should see continued consumer weakness in October and November, while industry overall does quite well. The soft trajectory going into the fourth quarter has adverse implications.

We have come to the end of a generation. Dan Wilson is the last connection to a team that saved read more

We have come to the end of a generation. Dan Wilson is the last connection to a team that saved baseball in Seattle. He will always be a member of Mariners family and we hope to come up with a place for him in the organization.

I don't know the competition level that they were playing against, but obviously if you're scoring that many points, you read more

I don't know the competition level that they were playing against, but obviously if you're scoring that many points, you have weapons.

Growth is likely to be lower in '98 than it was in '97. So, to re-balance monetary policy, you're going read more

Growth is likely to be lower in '98 than it was in '97. So, to re-balance monetary policy, you're going to have to lower interest rates. The question is by how much? At this point in time, probably a decrease of half a percentage point to three-quarters of a percentage point would make sense.

Babe was a wonderful person. He was just a big kid who loved the limelight. If 500 children were waiting read more

Babe was a wonderful person. He was just a big kid who loved the limelight. If 500 children were waiting for his autograph, he'd stand there and sign for each one.

Low humidity and high winds allow for a fire to get out of control.

Low humidity and high winds allow for a fire to get out of control.