It was one of the most exciting perfect evenings of my life my solo debut at Carnegie Hall. And knowing we were all there to raise money for Gay Men's Health Crisis made the evening an extraordinary experience.

As grateful as we are for all the work the community health centers do it is also important that we recognize that they cannot solve the health care crisis facing our Nation by themselves.

In other words we have marketed our way into this health crisis.

If you want to know why Republicans and conservatives are in a political crisis you need only consider the fact that the Right's deeply held view now boils down to this: Taxes should not go up on the wealthy and your health benefits should be cut.

America's health care system is in crisis precisely because we systematically neglect wellness and prevention.

Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis - once that crisis can be recognized and understood.

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.

If you don't have a spiritual practice in place when times are good you can't expect to suddenly develop one during a moment of crisis.

I believe it is essential for our planetary future to develop tools that can change the consciousness which has created the crisis that we are in.

The White House isn't the place to learn how to deal with international crisis the balance of power war and peace and the economic future of the next generation.