When I came to the CIA in the mid-'90s our graduating class of case officers was unbelievably low. Now after years of rebuilding our training programs and putting our best efforts to recruit the most talented men and women we are graduating more clandestine officers than at any time in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency.
As a real person he wouldn't last a minute would he? But drama is about imperfection. And we've moved away from the aspirational hero. We got tired of it it was dull. If I was House's friend I would hate it. How he so resolutely refuses to be happy or take the kind-hearted road. But we don't always like morally good people do we?
Some people are drawn naturally - there are natural guitarists and there are...
I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wanted to play...
I don't have a single complete show or movie or anything else that I could...
Driving a motorcycle is like flying. All your senses are alive. When I ride...
One of the principal goals in my life has been to avoid embarrassing my...
You hope that your teenage self would like and forgive your 50-year-old self.
I feel like I'm working on an oil rig right now. I'm away from home a lot.
I just read an 800-page history of the Scottish Enlightenment and honestly...
I admit I can't shake the idea that there is virtue in suffering that there...
There's no regret. You can't regret. I mean I've felt regret but I've also...
My mother gave lots of good advice and had a lot to say. As you get older...
Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good.
Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high...
It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good...
I feel beautiful when I'm at peace with myself. When I'm serene when I'm a...
Do not think of your faults still less of other's faults look for what is...
Being in a rock band is about touring. It's about writing songs and it's...
If you pursue good with labor the labor passes away but the good remains if...
I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.