[The idea of the Y's extinction] was so delicious from the perspective of gender politics, ... But many of my colleagues became confused with this blending of gender politics with scientific predictions.

From our perspective, we're less concerned with how you pay for it than in getting these toxic products out of the waste stream. The end result is what matters.

From a tactical perspective, it's certainly helpful in negotiations.

Eisenhower on LBJ: "He hadn't got the depth of mind nor the breath vision to carry great responsibility.

John F. Kennedy "is, in reality, a deeply serious man, reflective in his mental habits, historically minded, and given to seeing men and nations and events in the sobering context that history provides.

As a human being, he is often humorous, easily bored by total routine but open to all fresh experiences, careless of the superficialities of life, warmly loyal to his friends, and oddly detached about himself. His most curious trait, in fact, is his way of discussing his most vital affairs with the dry humor and cool analytical remoteness that most people reserve for the affairs of others. – Joseph Alsop

From a scientific observer's perspective, that will be an important next milestone.