Science without respect for human life is degrading to us all and reflects a hollow and deceptive philosophy, a philosophy that we as a people should never condone.

Cord blood stem cell units have been shown to be a suitable alternative to adult bone marrow for the treatment of many diseases, including sickle cell anemia.

Scientific advancement should aim to affirm and to improve human life.

On the other hand, the vast majority of all westernized countries, including every single European country along with Israel and Japan, do not offer birthright citizenship.

As a physician, I know many doctors want to utilize new technology, but they find the cost prohibitive.

Every year, nearly two-thirds of the approximately 200,000 patients in need of a bone marrow transplant will not find a marrow donor that matches within their families.

In his 4 years in the White House, President Carter worked to make the Federal Government more competent and compassionate and more responsive to the American people.

What is fetus farming? Simply put, it is the creation and development of a human fetus for the purposes of later killing it for research or for harvesting its organs.

Just because scientists have the knowledge to do it, the technology to do it, and some may even have a financial motive or other incentive to do it, does not make it right.

In fact, many nations currently refuse to support embryonic stem cell research of any kind.

Pluripotent cells have the ability to grow into any cell in the body.

Poetry is an act of peace. Peace goes into the making of a poet as flour goes into the making of bread.

Any writer who gives a reader a pleasurable experience is doing every other writer a favor because it will make the reader want to read other books. I am all for it.

General Motors spends more on health care than steel.

Do unto others as you wish others do unto you.

She is angle. I am curve. Together, we are geometric sculpture, and we make perfect sense.

I've got feathers in my hair, I get down to beat poetry.

If the hill has its own name, then it's probably a pretty tough hill.

No thought, no mind, no choice — just being silent, rooted in yourself.

Reality is always controlled by the people who are the most insane.

I don't steer towards anything. I steer towards character and truth. If it's funny then so be it. If it's dramatic, so be it. I just steer towards characters.