America with 4% of the world's population has 50% of the worlds lawyers .... tort lawyers love to point out that 1% of America's health care cost is used to pay malpractice insurance ... but most doctors practice defensive medicine to avoid malpractice litigation ... these costs are not included in the 1% number above.

I believe we all must face the fact of death. It is both gift and curse.

Many seniors understand that Social Security is social insurance as opposed to a program where we put money aside for our own retirement. But most elderly individuals think they're getting their money back. So it isn't selfishness as much as a misunderstanding.

To me, the failure of liberalism - the tradition I come from - was not recognizing there has to be justice across the generations.

Peace is neither the absence of war nor the presence of a disarmament agreement. Peace is a change of heart.

I feel very strongly that the Democratic Party has, in the past, been the party of the future. I think when you look at Social Security and Medicare, when you look at the civil rights movement, the women's movement, I think the Democratic Party has always been in the forefront of change.

You know, 600,000 millionaires get a Social Security check every month. I think there's enough waste and inefficiency.