One keeps healthy in wartime. . . by a vigorous assertion of values in which war has no part.
Inaction may be the biggest form of action.
The conventional viewpoint says we need a jobs program and we need to cut welfare. Just the opposite! We need more welfare and fewer jobs.
After years of struggle, the U. S. Supreme Court today has made same-sex marriage a reality in California. . . I have directed the California Department of Public Health to advise the state's counties that they must begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in California
My principles are simple. Protect the Earth. Serve the People, and Explore the Universe
The minimum wage has not kept pace with rising costs. This legislation is overdue and will help families that are struggling in this harsh economy.
I would like to maximize the level of human choice in the medical field. . . The choice of a treatment in many ways is like the exercise of religion.
One’s relationship with money is lifelong, it colors one’s sense of identity, it shapes one’s attitude to other people, it connects and splits generations; money is the arena in which greed and generosity are played out, in which wisdom is exercised and folly committed. Freedom, desire, power, status, work, possession: these huge ideas that rule life are enacted, almost always, in and around money.
The greatest writers of this age. . . are aware of the mystery of our existence.
We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise, we harden.
The newspapers loved pinup pictures of pretty young swimmers, and as a national champion, I got more than my share of space in the sports pages.