Spreuken over Leven

Extreme weather events, drought and rising sea levels threaten the lives and livelihoods of millions of people around the world. Negotiators must remember this as they enter these talks.

When you have 10 people living together in the same house, that, in and of itself, takes a real good sense of humor. Fortunately, we have the ability to laugh even at times like this.

What the generation, the Americans who came of age in the 30s and 40s believe they lived, felt, I mean had reason to feel they lived in a world that was very much beyond their control and in which terrible things were capable of happening to you beyond your control. The depression being the obvious example.

The way it was said makes it sound like I'm not singing live at my shows, which is not true. In the past, we've used instrumentation and voice samples on the up-tempo numbers. This just gives the dance tracks a bit more punch to enhance the live performance, but I think that's normal.

The U.S. and the world have a vital interest in improving the lives of a billion people living in misery. Ending suffering and keeping children alive, healthy and educated are goals Americans clearly support, ... The Bush Administration's shameful move to abandon the Millennium Development Goals undermines U.S. interests and casts adrift the poorest people on this planet.