After a great deal of thought, reflection, discussion, and prayer, we came to this decision together.

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There was never a hesitation before speaking, or between phrases, no time for thought or reflection.

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"Informational overload from all quarters means that there can often be very little time for personal thought, reflection, or even just 'zoning out, ' " researchers there wrote.

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Now would also be a good time, with Congress and the executive branch poised to effect deficit reduction on the backs of U.S. servicemen and women, to engage in some second-thought-style reflection - before the Pentagon budget is reduced any further.

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"I wasn't sure if I should put the ending part in the video with me crying, but thought that was a real reflection of a love for a mother, and missing her, " Walsh said.

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Victor Hugo placed this thought into our collective consciousness in reflection of the days of the French Revolution and the Napleonic era, but it has since been such translated and paraphrased from the literal statement many times over in reference to innovation.

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Mr LaPierre's statement gave no hint of reflection, there was no glimmer of a suggestion that he thought he could win over opponents.

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For more than 30 years this has taken the form of Thought for the Day - 2 minutes 45 seconds of faith-based reflection at quarter to eight.

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The mismatch between the skills demanded by employers and those available in the market is a reflection both of bad choices by students, who have not thought hard enough about what will help them find a good job, and of education systems that are too often indifferent to the needs of the labour market and too slow to change even if they try.

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