I definitely feel like my blog is going edgy to broad and boring.

For some reason, I grew up generally believing that Japan and Korea were quite friendly. I do know that there is some bad history and the extremists on both sides are unreasonable.

I have had a great deal of interaction with Koreans and feel a fairly strong bond with Korea.

If we destroy human rights and rule of law in response to terrorism, they have won.

Internet penetration in Italy is quite low and the Berlusconi media machine controls most of what people see.

Education is what people do to you. Learning is what you do to yourself. Focus on being connected, always learning, fully aware and super present.

Liberty, freedom and democracy are very fuzzy words, but human rights is very specific.

Want to increase innovation? Lower the cost of failure.

I have always viewed my role as a sort of ambassador or bridge between groups to help provide a dialog.

I talked about the barriers created by monopolies. I said that it was the role of government to break up these monopolies and that we couldn't do it alone.

We have a long way to go before we are able to hear the voices of everyone on earth, but I believe that providing voices and building bridges is essential for the World Peace we all wish for.

the most random things get her way too full of love

Some people could say, "I'd like something that's super dramatic and miserable and made me cry and made me sad forever" but that's not my taste.

I grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota in a proud Catholic family.

I was born in the '80s, so I don't really remember it very strongly, but the music is so iconic.

I don't believe in rules. It's different for everybody. Everyone has to make their own decision and find out what's comfortable for them.

No one expected you to amount to much," she told me. "Lori was the smart one, Maureen the pretty one, and Brian the brave one. You never had much going for you except that you always worked hard.

The use of words by human agents to form attitudes or induce actionsin other human agents.

SLVR, as a 'sexier' looking device, will do better for Motorola than the ROKR.

The past is your LESSON. The present is your GIFT. The future is your MOTIVATION.