“Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.”—Hubert H. Humphrey, political leader. Now, I’m rather certain the brightest achievers of our times didn’t... Read more >>

This morning I was reading a book at my favorite beach-side coffee shop when an eighteen-year-old kid sat down next to me and said, “That’s a great read, ain’t it?” So we... Read more >>

To carry a grudge is like being stung to death by a bee.—Anonymous So the story goes: somebody did you wrong and you’re ticked and keeping score. To err may be human, you think, but this... Read more >>

Nancy Pelosi delivered the following commencement address at Miami Dade University on Friday, May 3, 2008. Thank you for that kind introduction, Chairman Helen Aguirre Ferre.  I would also like... Read more >>

We are all here together, no matter how unpleasant the situation may become, your star may shine a little brighter than mine, but I’m still a star. You may have a bit more knowledge than... Read more >>

And so begins the mad rush. The hunt for the perfect gift. Fighting crowds for last minute preparations. Those of us not “hurrying home for Christmas” are cramming in last minute... Read more >>

This is the second part of the commencement address Lana Pollack delivered at the University of Michigan on April 26, 2008: Before Silent Spring was published in 1962, Rachael Carson faced serious... Read more >>

Lana Pollack delivered the following commencement address at the University of Michigan on April 26, 2008: Thank you, graduates, Dean Bierbaum, Regent McGowan, faculty, staff families, and... Read more >>

U.S. Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings, delivered the following commencement address at Miami Dade College on Saturday May 3, 2008. Thank you, Jesus Reyes, for introducing me. I’d... Read more >>

This is the second part of the commencement address Meredith Vieira delivered at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts on Sunday, May 18, 2008: I grew up in Providence so I went home to my... Read more >>