We know that participation peaks by the age of 12, then really starts to drop off. Very early on, we begin the elimination process.

As a rule, we do not confirm or deny our participation in any bidding process.

It's really positive to have that participation.

Middle age occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net

[F]reedom isn't free. It shouldn't be a bragging point that "Oh, I don't get involved in politics," as if that makes you somehow cleaner. No, that makes you derelict of duty in a republic. Liars and panderers in government would have a much harder time of it if so many people didn't insist on their right to remain ignorant and blindly agreeable.

Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to.