... It used to be one of the major issues in the world was whether anyone can bring peace to the MidEast. Now, it's whether anyone can bring peace to the Republican Party. ... We can all agree that there was one time when Donald Trump did not tell the truth in accepting the Republican Party's nomination for president. He said he would "modestly" accept the nomination. The nominee, however, still has some things to learn about foreign policy. Asked for his position on Turkey, he said he loves dark meat and hates cranberry sauce. ... Executives of publicly traded companies love to dress up financial results—it's a matter of following the "Most Favorable Statistic." I was imagining what would happen if CEOs delivered some popular sayings. Here are some modest examples: The glass is 70 percent full in non-GAAP terms, 50 percent full in constant currencies and 37.5 per cent full on a GAAP basis. A penny saved is 1.13 percent earned at current interest rates. Penny wise and excluding some extraordinary charges, the divestiture of our New Guinea operations, we believe we are half a pound foolish and expect that with the momentum our sales force has generated this year, we will reduce that significantly. .... Police in Amherst, Mass., recently responded to the pungent odor generated when a man in an apartment was cooking urine. He explained he was expecting a guest and was preparing pee for two.