Benjamin Franklin said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes. But Id like to add a third certainty: trash. And while some in this room might want to discuss reducing taxes, I want to talk about reducing trash. – Ruth Ann Minner
Death is really a great blessing for humanity, without it there could be no real progress. People who lived for ever would not only hamper and discourage the young, but they would themselves lack sufficient stimulus to be creative. – Alfred Adler
Our health care system is the finest in the world, but we still have too many uninsured Americans, too high prices for prescription drugs, and too many frivolous lawsuits driving our physicians out of state or out of business. – Judy Biggert
Having been an educator for so many years I know that all a good teacher can do is set a context, raise questions or enter into a kind of a dialogic relationship with their students. – Godfrey Reggio
