I would say the damage here is much more [than the tsunami], the magnitude of the calamity here is much more

Optimism, unaccompanied by personal effort, is merely a state of mind and not fruitful.

Flexibility is indispensable in the talks, .. Only if (the DPRK and the United States) show flexibility, it is possible to reach compromise.

The familiar childhood admonition of 'counting to 10' before taking action works because it emphasizes the two key elements of anger management -- time and distraction.

I've got a book of poetry by the bed, one of these big collections that goes back to the Greeks and Romans.

Insofar as theology is an attempt to define and clarify intellectual positions, it is apt to lead to discussion, to differences of opinion, even to controversy, and hence to be divisive. And this has had a strong tendency to dampen serious discussion of theological issues in most groups, and hence to strengthen the general anti-intellectual bias.

The man who is always talking about being a gentleman, never is one.