A committee is a group of the unprepared, appointed by the unwilling to do the unnecessary.

A committee is a group of the unprepared, appointed by the unwilling to do the unnecessary.

I made a $50 bet -- a lot of money then -- with my coach that I'd win a medal. read more

I made a $50 bet -- a lot of money then -- with my coach that I'd win a medal. I woke up that morning and thought, 'don't get to the bottom and wish you had a second chance, because in the Olympics, you don't get a second chance.' I was so in the moment; I wanted to feel it, I wanted to be in it -- I've used that metaphor for the rest of my life.

I have often thought that if photography were difficult in the true sense of the term -- meaning that the read more

I have often thought that if photography were difficult in the true sense of the term -- meaning that the creation of a simple photograph would entail as much time and effort as the production of a good watercolor or etching -- there would be a vast improvement in total output. The sheer ease with which we can produce a superficial image often leads to creative disaster.

That sounds great to me. I want that. I want to show what I can do and showcase my talent.

That sounds great to me. I want that. I want to show what I can do and showcase my talent.

Top presenters have total control of their fears. They make fear their slave, not the master.

Top presenters have total control of their fears. They make fear their slave, not the master.

They want to have their pasta, but they're willing to eat a sensible portion with lots of vegetables.

They want to have their pasta, but they're willing to eat a sensible portion with lots of vegetables.

It would be a great buying opportunity if the tower stocks got significantly hurt by news of a wireless merger,

It would be a great buying opportunity if the tower stocks got significantly hurt by news of a wireless merger,

These are people who are choosing between food or paying the rent, people who are choosing between food and buying read more

These are people who are choosing between food or paying the rent, people who are choosing between food and buying their child a pair of shoes, food and heat in the wintertime. They?re seniors who are choosing whether to buy food or pay for medicine. Folks are going entire days without anything to eat at all. They are literally going to bed hungry.

This is a very important moment in Gibraltar's history -- 300 years of being British, which is rather longer than read more

This is a very important moment in Gibraltar's history -- 300 years of being British, which is rather longer than it was ever Spanish.