I personally am waiting to celebrate. I have my fingers crossed. Sharon was one of our biggest enemies.

I personally am waiting to celebrate. I have my fingers crossed. Sharon was one of our biggest enemies.

Sadness is also a kind of defence.

Sadness is also a kind of defence.

It doesn't matter if the weather has been the same for 364 days. It's just a gut-level, immediate concern that read more

It doesn't matter if the weather has been the same for 364 days. It's just a gut-level, immediate concern that most people have.

I wish that our news organizations would give a lot more attention and time and space to stories from around read more

I wish that our news organizations would give a lot more attention and time and space to stories from around the world, because it couldn't be more important.

I live in a high rise with my family part of the year in New York and I don't know read more

I live in a high rise with my family part of the year in New York and I don't know three quarters of the people in the building. We live in the same square-footage and I wouldn't know who they were.

We were able to shoot the ball pretty well from the field. Shooting 47 percent has got to be our read more

We were able to shoot the ball pretty well from the field. Shooting 47 percent has got to be our season high.

François Mitterrand was the last king of France. France today is no longer a truly independent nation, but not yet read more

François Mitterrand was the last king of France. France today is no longer a truly independent nation, but not yet part of a global European nation. We're in a no man's land. There is a longing for a monarch and a request for a stronger president.

The bottom line is this -- for how long can the military remain restrained? That we are just around the read more

The bottom line is this -- for how long can the military remain restrained? That we are just around the corner from a major confrontation is not in doubt.

It seems difficult, sometimes, to believe that there was a time when sentiments now become habitual, sentiments that imply not read more

It seems difficult, sometimes, to believe that there was a time when sentiments now become habitual, sentiments that imply not only the original imperative of conduct, but the original metaphysic of living, were by no means altogether habitual.