What I got which was unusual, especially as a child actress, was parents who believed that Hollywood was not that important. They told us education, family, health, all come first and they meant it.

The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality.

You don't have to be a wreck. You don't have to be sick. One's aim in life should be to die in good health. Just like a candle that burns out.

Obama is capable - as evidenced by his first-term success with health care reform. But mandate-building requires humility, a trait not easily associated with him.

Republicans would have preferred the court overturn the health care bill, an act that would have underscored Obama's biggest liability - the perception among voters, including those who like and trust him, that he has been ineffective.

Restoring responsibility and accountability is essential to the economic and fiscal health of our nation.

My life in Brooklyn was in constant danger because of my bad health.

I am opposed to anybody making a decision for you or me or anybody else about what health care plan we should have.

My Dad is my hero. He's 85 now and he is in great health. He is handsome and strong. He has an incredible moral and ethical backbone. I couldn't have been luckier with my parents.

Health care and education, in my view, are next up for fundamental software-based transformation.