We might have to broaden our scope of how we think about where women are vulnerable, because different things make different women vulnerable.
I got into a Broadway show before I ever sang and danced. I learned how after I got in the show.
Doing my Broadway show '700 Sundays' reminded me how much I love working in front of an audience.
How many Buddhists does it take to change a lightbulb? Many in body, one in mind.
I've played golf since I was fourteen. I like how no two rounds are ever the same. And I get to be out in nature... and hang out with my buddies.
We had a $10 billion budget deficit when we got here in January of 2003. We cut that budget deficit; we did not raise taxes; we came back in '05, and we had an $8 billion surplus. That's how fast it can happen.
Know how to behave at a buffet. Take a clean plate for a second helping.
In the aftermath of 9/11 and in the build-up to the invasion of Iraq, few questioned the idea that the United States was likely to be the extant superpower for several decades to come. Few anticipated how quickly the neoconservative project would run into the sands - or that China would rise so quickly.
How will we defend ourselves if the Patriot Act expires? Well, perhaps we could just rely on the Constitution and demonstrate exactly how traditional judicial warrants can gather all the info we need - and how bulk collection really hasn't worked.
I mean you can learn how to build a bullet or build a gun or build a bomb on the Internet.
When I think of how things could have turned out, I feel as if I've dodged, not just bullets, but 6mm shells.
Whether a tops-down or bottoms-up investor in bonds, stocks, or private equity, the standard analysis tends to judge an investor or his firm on the basis of how the bullish or bearish aspects of the cycle were managed.
There's been times where I've come out of the bullpen thinking I was going to throw a no hitter, and I've lasted two or three innings. So I try not to use my pre-game warm ups as a barometer of how I'm going to pitch.
It's nice to stretch in different directions and use different muscles. You can get swallowed into Hollywood, where it's all about bums on seats and how commercial a film is.
The fire burns as the novel taught it how.
It's amazing how small business owners figure out how to stretch a dollar as far as they possibly can.
Doctors quickly learn that how much they make has little to do with how good they are. It largely depends on how they handle the business side of their practice.
I'm a small businessman and I'm well aware of the uncertainties of the economy, exactly what the 'inflationary spiral' means when I'm forced to raise prices to my customers, and how taxes can eat into your earnings.
I've perfected the art of busting on people. That's how comedians show each other love.
That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be spared because of the busyness of writers.
