We owe it to all our veterans to make sure they have a chance to achieve the American Dream, just like the rest of us.

It's important to have women in leadership positions, because our experiences are different from those of the men we serve with and that helps us identify problems we can fix.

I support an all-of-the-above approach attacking climate change - everything from moving America towards being carbon-neutral, moving our country towards clean energy.

My arm bones looked like chicken bones.

My therapist would be so happy to know I'm doing all this walking. They've done a great job of putting me back together, haven't they?

Of course climate change is real.

Had I been injured on the freeway and not in combat, it is likely that I would be bankrupt even though I had medical insurance through my civilian employer.

I have personally seen what a devastating medical condition can cost.

I actually lost both my legs. I can walk because I got really good health care.

When I first ran, being a woman in politics was seen as both a negative and also a positive. You could attract more women voters, but on the other hand, a lot of men wouldn't vote for you.

As Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a constant concern for me is having our veterans dragged into partisan politics.

Tame that fascinated monster ego when it roars ~ Become infinite Kind Beautiful ~ Be happy ~ smile

The essence of prayer even of a mystical experience is the way we are altered to see everything from its life-filled dimension.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

Well, I think that a lot of times when you're working on a film, there aren't really opportunities to get to know all the people you have to work with.

Baseball is the only thing beside the paper clip that hasn't changed

The world must live. We are only one species among billions. The gods don't love us any more than they love spiders or bears or whales or water lilies.

Occupying my mind with complex problems has been my best and most powerful and most reliable defense against my mental illness.

One thing I discovered is that the book world is vast. It's easy to walk around the store - even the room with literature and poetry, where I work most often - and feel overwhelmed.

If the people are led to believe that scarce resources are best channeled in a direction that producers and consumers would not choose on their own, the result must necessarily be central planning.

I was a big Dave Winfield guy growing up.