Ronald Reagan, whatever his pros and cons were, was a public servant in the end.

It was widespread that the politics of Tea Party people would be foreign to Ronald Reagan and they would be seen by him as frivolous and uninformed.

It is only education and understanding of the past that teaches us not to repeat history.

I have criticisms of Ronald Reagan, but he lives in another universe from the kind of political theater that is represented by people, like Sarah Palin, who aren't really public servants.

To say that Reagan teaches us that we should be against amnesty for illegal immigrants is to contradict what Reagan himself stood for - that he was in favor of amnesty.

You can't have a discussion about politics without mentioning Ronald Reagan.

I mean, like a lot of kids growing up in the early seventies, I was fed Dr. Kissinger with my Fruit Loops. He was the Dr. Ruth of American foreign policy, and the model statesman.

What was happening was the war on drugs. That was the primary culprit I could see that was getting in the way of black progress.

Reagan himself, for much of his life, was devoted against the elites. His antagonism to the Soviet Union is antagonism against oppression by the elites of the many.

Ronald Reagan had many fine qualities and he had many shortcomings. He's not the simple, folksy figure that he's often portrayed as.

There are people who are trying to advance themselves by wrapping themselves in Reagan.

Free love, man, Free Love! Which, by the way, was the single greatest concept a young man has ever heard. About three years late, women got wise an my frustration returned to normal levels.

sometimes the most logical thought that come out from our head is far from "logic" in reality.

The fact of knowing how to read is nothing the whole point is knowing what to read.

If we don't preserve the natural resources, you aren't going to have a sustainable society. This is not something for Chez Panisse and the elite of San Francisco. It's for everyone.

I would forgive my mom, but she's going to have to admit she did some things that were wrong.

Reality, no matter how utopian, seems to be something people need to frequently take a holiday from.

It is the entire euro zone system which is under threat at the moment, not just a few small countries anymore... Our euro is under threat. The changing situation needs a quick and immediate reaction.

I didn't watch the Emmys because - well, for one, I have been to awards shows, and I understand how it works. For another, sour grapes. Actually, that's probably number one.

Don't let loneliness drive you back into the arms of someone who doesn't give a damn about you.

I am opposed to both cloning and the destruction of human embryos and adamantly opposed to funding of embryonic stem cell research.