The political controversy surrounding this Boston's Big Dig could have the effect of throwing cold water on any plans for farsighted infrastructure development around the country.

It takes four months to ship food aid and 40 percent of the cost is in the shipping. People cannot eat shipping costs. We have had people die when there are surpluses in the markets.

Development does not take place in Washington, DC. Development takes place in the rest of the world.

No one in USAID embodied the spirit of compassion and brotherhood that underpins our efforts more than Larry Foley.

I make charts of songs that are good candidates, good targets, so to speak. Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And 99% of those ideas are horrible.

The word is a sign or symbol of the impressions or affections of the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

A converted man will not wish to go to heaven alone

The presence of real love in the world inspires me.

We have nowhere else to go... this is all we have.

You have your bad moments in your career and your good moments. And it's been a good ride so far, but it's not over yet.

Just another cold, misty morning inviting, "want to go again?"

My mother told me once that we can't survive alone, but even if we could, we wouldn't want to. Without a faction we have no purpose and no reason to live.

There are people who are willing to work within the system, and people who don't want to work with the system at all.