Love begins by taking care of the closest ones - the ones at home.
China has all the advantages in the world. But it doesn't have a history of free thinking risk-taking pioneers - the kind of people the U.S. is built upon.
I'm quite good at taking in information so I voraciously inhale Wikipedia - which may have some things wrong in it but I think is generally more information than we had before. Last tour we didn't have Wikipedia. And then Discovery Channel and History Channel. I can take it in and retain what I think are the most important facts.
The United States is the only power in history that became great by giving and not by taking. I think the crisis was when the United States had more money than ideas. Money doesn't produce money. Ideas produce money.
More and more surveys in the US are indicating a change in values taking place among consumers who become more concerned about quality of life food health and the environment.
My motivation has always been health - eating healthy and taking care of myself.
It's about businesses nervous about taking on school leavers because of a mass of red tape. It's about health and safety regulations and green fines.
People who are always taking care of their health are like misers who are hoarding a treasure which they have never spirit enough to enjoy.
Adoptive parents are taking on enormous responsibility both emotionally and financially. Quite frankly they need as much disclosure as possible about the child's background and health to assure the best fit and be prepared.
The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.