History is often the tale of small moments – chance encounters or casual decisions or sheer coincidence – that seem of little consequence at the time, but somehow fuse with other small moments to produce something momentous, the proverbial flapping of a butterfly’s wings that triggers a hurricane.

British generals often gave away in stupidity what they had gained in ignorance.

The economy may have taken a stutter step, but it's one step back and two steps forward. We need to look past the weak GDP number.

The Industrial Association has identified (hiring skilled entry-level workers) as our No. 1 challenge. We've been working four or five years to put this together.

Alex is going to put pressure on you with his legs. If he gets into your secondary, he becomes like a running back.

All I could hear was popping, cracking, just settling and whatever. I've lived here 20 years and all of a sudden, this happens.

You can try to ignore it for some time, ... But eventually you have to adjust your behavior.

You can't underestimate the value of energy and buzz. Those things bring people through the door.

Among the handful of British diplomats and military men aware of their government's secret policy in the Middle East-that the Arabs were being encouraged to fight and die on the strength of promises that had already been traded away-were many who regarded that policy as utterly shameful, an affront to British dignity.

Pain is always preferable to numbness.