A ship in harbour is safe, but it's not fulfilling its potential
The mortal enemies of Social Security and Medicare are those who, in contempt of the plain arithmetic, continue to mislead Americans that we should change nothing.
Our morbidly obese federal government needs not just behavior modification but bariatric surgery.
If our nation goes over a financial Niagara, we won't have much strength and, eventually, we won't have peace. We are currently borrowing the entire defense budget from foreign investors. Within a few years, we will be spending more on interest payments than on national security. That is not, as our military friends say, a 'robust strategy. '
When they call the slightest spending reductions 'painful', we will say 'If government spending prevents pain, why are we suffering so much of it?' And 'If you want to experience real pain, just stay on the track we are on. '
Our main task is not to see that people of great wealth add to it, but that those without much money have a greater chance to earn some.
Our first thought is always for those on life's first rung, and how we might increase their chances of climbing.
I think religion is a neurological disorder.
I'm very girly. I love to talk about diets, exercise, kids, make-up.
When I go to the cinema, I'm often frustrated because I can guess exactly what is going to happen about ten minutes into the screening. So, when I'm working on a subject, I'm always looking for the element of surprise.
I love being famous - it's phenomenal.