But most importantly, we can all be donors. It does not matter how old you are, your race, where you live; all of us can give the gift of life.

The 1st Congressional District contains almost half of the biotech and biomedical companies in Washington, and my job often allows me to meet the people responsible for this exciting research.

We clearly need to break our addiction on Saudi Arabian oil that is a security threat to the United States.

Because the sad fact is that the Enron Corporation and others manipulated with unfortunately great effect the energy market in the West Coast starting in 2000.

Healing is a moral thing to do.

What is a fish without a river? What is a bird without a tree to nest in? What is an Endangered Species Act without any enforcement mechanism to ensure their habitat is protected? It is nothing.

We’re the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last generation that can do something about it.'

I am not one for half measures or half-hearted efforts.

If this ice melts in Greenland it can shut down the Gulf Current.

Back in the mid-1970s, we adopted some fairly ambitious goals to improve efficiency of our cars. What did we get? We got a tremendous boost in efficiency.

Tolerance is the value that was selected to put on here, and tolerance is as American as apple pie.

He had lovely eyes, really—not assessing, at all, but big and dark and…waiting.

It's unreasonable to expect medical doctors and pharmaceutical companies to tell you how to avoid their services by trying the alternatives.

I do tend to like movies that challenge me, professionally. That's mostly on a smaller scale, when you have one or two or five actors, and it's all about the acting and not the camera.

Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, the chief glory of man.

When people say 'I'm not a prude, but ...' what they mean is 'I am a prude, and ...'.

I don't criticize weight training - as long as it is not a substitute for aerobic training.

I have often observed that extremely violent noise and activity go with good-fellowship and heightened spirits.

Once the federal government has control of your health care, that means they can dictate your behavior.

That's the sacred intent of life, of God--to move us continuously toward growth, toward recovering all that is lost and orphaned within us and restoring the divine image imprinted on our soul.

I would love to be a voice in this maelstrom of chaos and obsessive celebrity infatuation that says, 'Let's talk about something that matters'.