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Environmental protection doesn't happen in a vacuum. You can't separate the impact on the environment from the impact on our families and communities. ”
Environmental policy must strike a balance between the earth's best interests and our citizen's pressing needs. ”
But reducing harmful emissions, abating our dependence on foreign oil and developing alternative renewable energy sources have benefits that go beyond environmental health, they improve personal health, enhance national security and encourage our nation's economic viability. ”
I felt unworthy to play Jesus. I just accepted the responsibility and said, 'What actor wouldn't want to play this role?' ”
Occasionally, you see presidents come in and provide a clear change in direction of leadership. ”
The truth is that politicians are basically tied to trying to get reelected, so they can't really make landmark changes. ”
I learned a long time ago that advice is a quick trip to nowhere. It's the commitment that only you can make in yourself, the responsibility to assume control of yourself. ”
Young black men in this country have to understand that they have a responsibility. They cannot be the enemy in their own neighborhoods and usurp the effort of good people that are trying to make things work. ”
If you're playing any real person, live or dead, you certainly have a responsibility to produce that reputation in some way. ”
Rather than passing a thousand pages of tax reform legislation and restarting the tax code manipulation process, we should change the paradigm. It is time to eliminate the IRS and repeal the 16th Amendment. ”