The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to achieve.

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to achieve.

It's very costly for Americans to continue to fatten up.

It's very costly for Americans to continue to fatten up.

There's a lot of confusion in the marketplace. People are pretty fearful.

There's a lot of confusion in the marketplace. People are pretty fearful.

We played good defense (all game) and ran our offense (in the second half). When we do that, we can read more

We played good defense (all game) and ran our offense (in the second half). When we do that, we can win.

We don't think it was a mistake to open early for Katrina victims, and if we have to close for read more

We don't think it was a mistake to open early for Katrina victims, and if we have to close for a month to regroup, I'll be glad to do it.

In the last five years we have seen a sea change in IT and telecoms infrastructure,

In the last five years we have seen a sea change in IT and telecoms infrastructure,

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas read more

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas are bankrupt, and that the party basically takes their loyalty for granted, ... Then the Republicans start coming around - and we're like the lonely girl standing against the wall at a dance. Even if you know it's lip service, you feel receptive, just because somebody has bothered to come over and pay attention to you.

But one sets of grandparents lived on Davidson Avenue in the Bronx and one lived in Manhattan and I had read more

But one sets of grandparents lived on Davidson Avenue in the Bronx and one lived in Manhattan and I had an aunt and uncle in Queens, so in my heart I was a New Yorker.

Whoever longs for paradise forgets his desires.

Whoever longs for paradise forgets his desires.