One could look over the past century and ask oneself, has the increased longevity been good, bad or indifferent?

Technological innovation is indeed important to economic growth and the enhancement of human possibilities.

My job is to provide the president with the richest possible consideration, so that he knows what is at stake in whatever decision he makes.

The so-called right to reproduce is not an unlimited right.

When I turned 30, I had this epiphany that my life is my own and my choices are my own.

In my plays I want to look at life - at the commonplace of existence-as if we had just turned a corner and run into it for the first time.

The truth is we just have a normal life, because we do have a church where our children are growing up pastor's children. And we just try to keep it really normal.

There's no real road map to L.A. Everyone's journey is different. You have to persevere and be willing to put everything in it. You have to stick it out. I don't really have a safety net, but what I do is put myself in the best possible position to succeed by working hard. Also, be careful who you let into your life.