I began to realize that poverty was really more of a choice than anything else and that I could change that. And it just really depended on how hard I wanted to work.

The key is to cut out the middleman and empower both doctor and patient with information about what things cost.

By reading so much, my vocabulary automatically improved along with my comprehension.

Why should I give someone else such power over my life?

A truly moral nation enacts policies that encourage personal responsibility and discourage self-destructive behavior by not subsidizing people who live irresponsibly and make poor choices.

It seems like when you're in the race, they do everything they can to ignore you, so maybe being out of the race [I] might get a little more attention, we'll see.

Even if somebody disagrees with you, their life is still valuable.