Sometimes guns really matter. Protecting those who need protection - children, women, minorities in rough parts of town, old folks living in places where cops aren't nearby. Guns are true empowerment for the powerless.

I long for the time when all human history is taught as one history, because it really is.

I never expected anyone to take care of me, but in my wildest dreams and juvenile yearnings, I wanted the house with the picket fence from June Allyson movies. I knew that was yearning like one yearns to fly.

But from a distance. I would have left you whole and wholly for the delectation of those who wanted more and cared less.

I believe that quality level is determined primarily by the actual design of the product itself, not by quality control in the production process.

Love life. Engage in it. Give it all you've got. Love it with a passion because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it.

Just like moons and suns, With certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I'll rise.