Massachusetts is the first state in America to reach full adulthood. The rest of America is still in adolescence.

The issue of universal coverage is not a matter of economics. Little more than 1 percent of GDP assigned to health could cover all. It is a matter of soul.

The ACA is an ugly patch on an ugly system - and I don't think it's worth mentioning in the context of price or quality transparency.

The rich are becoming richer, and the gap between the rich and the poor is getting bigger.

We are the only nation where paper is still the mainstay in the private insurance industry.

There are libertarian values which say private property is the overarching value, the sanctity thereof, and there are egalitarians who say health care should be shared and so on. That's fair enough.

I’ve become your heartbeat making you mine Upon every kiss of passion our souls shine

The ability to find pixilation amid the pixelation is at the essence of the gift of celestial Grace.

Choice of attention ... is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases a man is responsible for his choice and must accept the consequences whatever they may be.

Champagne is simply one of the elegant extras of life.

Yet the civilians have always respected the natural right of a citizen to dispose of his life . . .

The fairest order in the world is a heap of random sweepings.

I’ve met guys all the time that I’m like, Damn, that’s a good-looking guy, you know?

I love being in love. It's the best feeling in the world. I have never felt like this before.

Death, in the Eastern tradition, was only a passage. What wasn't clear ... was toward what place, what reality, that passage led.

I am still better than lots of players.