This observation is a rare chance to study huge stars just before they explode. Normally, we don't get to see stars before they pop off.

I study pitchers. I visualize pitches. That gives me a better chance every time I step into the box. That doesn't mean I'm going to get a hit every game, but that's one of the reasons I've come a long way as a hitter.

a study of patient insurance records [showed] that Vioxx users had a 50 percent greater chance of heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths.

I had three objectives when I conducted the study. Number one, this was not unlike doing a study for a business project - is there going to be a demand? Number two was, is this a good product? In other words, is the staff there, the organizational capacity? And last was the financial viability. If there's no income, it doesn't work.

This study approaches prayer almost mechanically.

They were wonderful about it, and it gave us a chance to go back and study some of the security costs that had been incurred post 9/11.