I've always been more interested in organisms that can move on their own than in stationary plants. But when I canoe or hike along the edge of lakes or oceans and see trees that seem to be growing out of rock faces, I am blown away. How do they do it?

The failure of world leaders to act on the critical issue of global warming is often blamed on economic considerations.

The future doesn't exist. The only thing that exists is now and our memory of what happened in the past. But because we invented the idea of a future, we're the only animal that realized we can affect the future by what we do today.

If America wants to retain its position as a global power, its president must listen to the people and show strong leadership at this turning point in human history.

Bill Clinton worked with a Republican Congress. They certainly had their differences on many issues, but look at what they also accomplished. Welfare reform - that was maybe the most significant social policy achievement in two generations.

Politics is not the nicest business, but there are still times when people do the right thing.

The conservative idea is not that government has no role. You might have argued that in the thirties when conservatives opposed the New Deal.

The federal election statutes are primarily meant to be civil. That doesn't mean that you can't have a criminal violation of the FEC provisions, but that's just my personal opinion.