I've been tested by fire, and the fire lost.

Life isn't fair, but government must be.

After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.

Power is what calls the shots, and power is a white male game.

Most people assume that physician language is akin to technical, non-understandable jargon. It does not have to be that way. Doctors do not perform witchcraft. They simply interpret what they are told and what tests reveal. They diagnose and prescribe treatment. Our responsibility is to help doctors know what is going on in our bodies and to insist on clear, precise, understandable language in response.

If you think taking care of yourself is selfish, change your mind. If you don't, you're simply ducking your responsibilities.

We have forgotten to be our brothers and sisters keepers. And we have forgotten that the Number 1 goal is to love one another.