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...analogies do important work - they make us understand - but they also have knock-on effects. If stocks "skyrocket," you probably want to get onboard. After all, a rocket goes from the ground up into the heavens. Sounds pretty good. Never mind that a more appropriate metaphor might be a roller-coaster...
...that the decisions we make will always reflect our core values, priorities, and mission. While the spotlight of attention will often be pulled toward that which has been eliminated, we would also like to acknowledge those of you in the community who have indicated to us that you understand that behind every measure announced there is a trade-off. And we hope that this entire process reflects our dedication to the excellence of our programs and, to the greatest degree possible, our effort to minimize its impact on all those who make FAS the unique and vibrant place...
...with constitutional questions - live in an abstract world of seemingly precise codicils, which often turn out to be maddeningly inadequate when confronted by the violent imprecision of war. Soldiers in combat live in the existential horror of right now; their decisions save or cost lives. The best of them understand the need for rules, but don't have the luxury of abstraction. And so, Guantánamo: the lawyers defend the rights of the detainees, the soldiers fear the consequences of granting undue rights to villainous fanatics - and the Obama Administration has to adjudicate. (See pictures...
...most ... they are the children in the world that people are most interested in. So how do you help them walk the line of normal vs. the position they're in? We stay 100% in their world all the time. And I don't know if you understand that, but their lives are very disconnected from this. And it's ... you can do that with kids when they're young because they just don't care. [Laughter...
...thought about issues ... and the issues that I've selected are important to me personally, which is the start ... I mean, it has to come from a real true place, an experience that I can connect to. It's got to be organic to me, something that I understand just in my daily life. I've tried to build my career like that, just choosing things that I really care about. So it starts there...