In some of the middle colonies the towns and counties were both active and had a relation with each other which was the forerunner of the present system of local government in the Western States.
I have a particular affection for zero because it was some of my countrymen who first gave it the status of a number.
Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage.
I know some really outstanding Turkish journalists, and have been pleased and honored to be able to join with them a few times in their courageous protests against state terror and repression.
I'd like to share my experiences and the lessons I've learned and hopefully create some amazing, fun courses.
For a while I had a little company and made corporate videos, did some little documentaries, almost, for court cases and mediations.
Marriage has changed Himmanshoo in some ways. Throughout our 10 years of courtship, he was more liberal. But after marriage, he has become a typical Indian husband.
I had an idea in the beginning to do a book about some of the events that I had covered, just various stories that I've covered. Reporters spend a lot of time telling each other tales about how they covered stories, and that's what this book started out to be.
Everybody can cook. You don't have to do anything fancy. You can do a nice antipasto spread with sardines, anchovies, some meats, marinated vegetables, fruits, cheese, nuts, and crackers.
If I'm making a movie and get hungry, I call time-out and eat some crackers.
You can't have a United States if you are telling some folks that they can't get on the train. There is a cracking point where a society collapses.
I think Led Zeppelin must have worn some of the most peculiar clothing that men had ever been seen to wear without cracking a smile.
The financial benefits of prefabrication have never been as large as its advocates predicted, for although some labor costs can be reduced by machine manufacturing, on-site assembly of any building still depends to some extent on the handwork of skilled craftsmen.
The second is there are some communities that we thought originally would take mobile homes that have decided they don't want them. And we're not going to cram mobile homes down the throats of communities in Louisiana and the Gulf - and other parts of the Gulf Coast.
I forged myself out of a vacuum. I crawl along the highway on hacked off stumps year after year. Some wonder how and why. I never do.
Leave me in a room with some crayons and I'll draw on the wall.
It's crazy how many nude lip crayons I own - I probably need to get rid of some.
I'm pretty much a straight guy on 'The Office.' We can't all be crazies. You need some balance.
I can handle the craziness some of the time, maybe most of the time. But I know I can't handle it all of the time.
Some may never live, but the crazy never die.