They make you look like an absolute doofus but they're also absolutely great.
So while Sterling's comments were absolute truth, they were also absolutely damaging in the Clippers attempt to re-sign their star.
They were also absolutely riveting, or in any case I was riveted by them: I felt they were giving me the hairy eyeball, like Louise Bourgeois's nipply "Eyes" sculpture on the esplanade just below Battery Park City.
Some communities can stifle and repress, she reportedly argued: "My grandparents knew their neighbours but they were also absolutely terrified of what the neighbours thought.
They can also absolutely expect their constituents to respect their right to be heard, which was not a privilege afforded to some of the audience members at "Hamilton" who came into contact with the disruptive Chicago patron.
"They also are absolutely more deprived than the low-income Indians in Kerala".
It ought to be comforting, then, that so many are also absolutely certain they know what to do about it.
I also absolutely support these tournaments, I think they're fantastic, the players benefit from being here, so I can understand Stuart's frustration.
It is also absolutely compelling.
He's laughing, but also absolutely serious.
