125 Quotes by Bill Dedman

In Illinois, where legislators are paid $45,000, plus as much as $10,000 for leadership work, about half are full-time politicians.

Relaxing at home in his 55th-floor condominium before a game, Sammy Sosa is the same as at the ball park: focused but funny, exuberant but reserved. He is in a strange country, conversing in two languages, but his every movement displays a combination of confidence and humility.

The Secret Service once watched for people who fit the popular profile of dangerousness: the lunatic, the loner, the threatener, the hater.

If police officers routinely issue tickets for the most serious traffic offenses, they'll be treating drivers of all races, sexes, and ages equally.

Companies are accustomed to dismissing employees for misuse of computers at work.

Some employees are protected by union or personal contracts that limit reasons for dismissal.

A 'Globe' examination found that Boston police officers exercise broad discretion when deciding whether to issue a ticket.

Some parents believe that competition helps prepare children to succeed. Others fear that their children will not be able to handle failure.

For the first six years of his career, Sammy Sosa was one of the least patient players in the game. He could hit the long ball and steal a base, but he was undisciplined.