“While Democrats fussed with the details of health care reforms, conservatives spent months telling the nation that the real issue is freedom, that what's on the line is American liberty itself.” RealCareNationsLinesLibertyIssuesMonthsDemocratDetailsReformHealth CareAmerican LibertyHealth Care Reform Author:Thomas Frank
“Let us consider what we call vicious luxury. No gratification, however sensual, can of itself be esteemed vicious. A gratification is only vicious when it engrosses all a man's expense, and leaves no ability for such acts of duty and generosity as are required by his situation and fortune. The same care and toil that raise a dish of peas at Christmas would give bread to a whole family during six months.” MenGivingWholeCareAbilitySituationDutyMonthsSixRaisesFortuneBreadLuxurySensualGenerosityExpensesDishesToilViciousSix MonthsGratificationWhole FamilyPeas Book:Selected essays Source: Selected essays
“I'm sure a lot of you had this experience when you're changing. You're growing as a person and people tend to treat you like you were 18 months ago, and it's really frustrating sometimes when you're growing up and you're more capable. It's the same thing with a company and the press. The press is going to have a lag time. The best thing we can do about the press is embrace them and do the best thing we can to educate them about our strategy. But to keep our eye on the prize, that is turning out some great products. the press and the stock prize will take care of themselves.” PeopleInspirationalPersonsSometimesEyeCareCan DoCompanyGrowing UpGrowingProductsLike YouMonthsCapableTreatsStrategyPressesEmbraceTake CareBest ThingsPrizeEducateFrustratingDo The BestLagEye On The PrizeGrowing As A Person Author:Steve Jobs
“Health care is, at its core, about improving the odds of life in its struggle against death. Of extending that game which we will all lose, each and every one of us unto eternity, extending it another year or month or second.” YearsCareGamesLosesStruggleMonthsEternityCoreHealth CareOddsImprovingExtendingAnother Year Author:Keith Olbermann
“[My son] Casey died for a country which cares more about who will be the next American Idol than how many people will be killed in the next few months while Democrats and Republicans play politics with human lives.” PeopleHumansCountryPlayCareNextSonMonthsRepublicanDiedDemocratHuman LifeMy SonIdolsAmerican Idol Author:Cindy Sheehan