Wounds Are Part of Battle

In his novel Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful, Alan Paton tells the story of Robert Mansfield, the headmaster of a school in South Africa during the days ...

Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola on Taking Risks

"An essential element of art is risk. If you don't take risks, how are you going to make something really beautiful that hasn't been seen ...

Mickey Mantle Talks about Death and Regrets

In her biography of the pro baseball great Mickey Mantle, Jane Leavy recounts comments from Mantle's last press conference on July 11, 1995. Mantle ...

"Reply All" Ad Depicts Email Regret

One of the popular ads debuted at the 2011 Super Bowl broadcast was titled "Reply All," by Bridgestone Tires. Two men are working at their computers ...

God's Patience with Our Failures

R. O. Blechman is one of the most famous illustrators in the world. In his recent book, Dear James: Letters to a Young Illustrator, he shares a series ...

Bernie Madoff Wishes He Had Been Caught Earlier

"I wish they caught me six years ago, eight years ago."

—Bernie Madoff, jailed financier and Ponzi schemer, in an interview with representatives ...

Football Player Can't Forget the Ball He Dropped

Noble Doss dropped the ball. One ball. One pass. One mistake. In 1941, he let one fall. And it's haunted him ever since. "I cost us a national ...

Most Adults Still Have Feelings for Their "Ex"

Based on a survey of 1,000 U.S. adults:

• Forty-eight percent of men still have feelings for an ex-girlfriend or ex-wife.
• Thirty-seven percent of women still have feelings for an ex-boyfriend or ex-husband.

Tennis Great Andre Agassi's Biggest Regret

Andy Roddick, the top-ranked men's tennis player in the U.S. in 2008, wrote about former top-ranked player Andre Agassi:

When I was 17-years-old, we ...

William Borden: Living with No Regrets

In 1904 William Borden graduated from a Chicago high school. As heir to the Borden Dairy estate, he was already a millionaire. For his high school graduation ...