I understand why creative people like dark but American audiences don't like dark. They like story. They do not respond to nervous breakdowns and unhappy episodes that lead nowhere. They like their characters to be a part of the action. They like strength not weakness a chance to work out any dilemma.

I like writing for children. It seems to me that most people underestimate their understanding and the strength of their feelings and in my books for them I try to put this right.

I had no doubts I could go to the pole. I may not be as strong but I make up for physical strength in other areas like steadiness and not panicking under stress.

I want kids to understand that strength doesn't come from what goes on around you. It comes from inside you and that comes from Jesus Christ.

All too often miners and indeed other trade unionists underestimate the economic strength they have.

I'm not sure I have the physical strength to undertake a novel.

The undertaking of a new action brings new strength.

Each is under the most sacred obligation not to squander the material committed to him not to sap his strength in folly and vice and to see at the least that he delivers a product worthy the labor and cost which have been expended on him.

A lot of guys have muscles. A lot of strong men in this world. I think it's important to show that even under all this strength there's a fragile side a side that can be affected.

The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our strength.

When we long for life without difficulties remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.

Delaware is the only state east of the Rockies that is allowed under federal law to offer sports betting.

Guys do not have a genetic blueprint that allows them to understand or love sports.

If I had a personal wish for the new ideas in this new book it would be that every parent every counselor every teacher every professor every sports coach that deals with young people would understand the three circle concept.

The biological factors underlying race differences in sports have consequences for educational achievement crime and sexual behavior.

Julie Mia and I just met for a couple days doing some work but really under the guise of having fun. We do events like the Women's Sports Foundation Dinner where we get to not only do a good thing for the community but we get to hang out with one another again.

I like to feel that I understand little things about sports.

Read the news section of the newspaper and there is confusion and uncertainty a world buffeted by large forces people neither understand nor control. But turn to the sports section and it's all different.

I feel like football players are overworked and underpaid compared to any other sports.

Amateurism is the strongest form of discrimination in sports. Because it discriminates against the underprivileged it discriminates against the poor. If we want sports to go back to the wealthy let's make it amateur again.

Well you got to remember bin Laden killed 3 000 Americans and in some ways he and his ideology killed tens of thousands of his fellow Muslims including Pakistanis. I understand that that was provocative and complicated for Pakistan but only if you accept the idea that he was an acceptable member of Pakistani society.

The huge problem in our society is the enormous ignorance of the ideas that underlie modern art.

I don't believe society understands what happens when everything is available knowable and recorded by everyone all the time.

Watching people just look out for themselves I think is extremely interesting. It goes right back to something like 'The Beggar's Opera' - the underbelly of society how it operates and how that reflects their so-called betters.