I try to be a truthful artist and I try to show a level of courage. I enjoy that. I'm a messenger.
Competing at the highest level is not about winning. It's about preparation, courage, understanding and nurturing your people, and heart. Winning is the result.
If you get so unequal that people believe they don't have a chance, that the field isn't level for them and their children, that puts democracy at risk.
I think you have to ask yourself does voting work on the level that you are trying to effectuate change; that is the conversation you must have.
If all of us would require the same level of performance from ourselves as we expect from government, this city will forever be the city that works.
When you have a country that's been accustomed to government spending at a certain level, it is really hard to ratchet it back.
If the government is going to mandate levels and punish schools for failing, they should send that money to the school system.
In Michigan, a liberal democrat raised taxes and kept their government programs at the same level. And guess what? Their economy continued into the toilet, it continued down.
Migration - whether emigration or return - at the micro level is an individual choice, and government both at the Centre and the states have role only to facilitate the decision of the individuals.
All History is current; all injustice continues on some level, somewhere in the world.
We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women's voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.
On a bike, being just slightly above pedestrian and car eye level, one gets a perfect view of the goings-on in one's own town.
Adopting a new healthier lifestyle can involve changing diet to include more fresh fruit and vegetables as well as increasing levels of exercise.
Moreover, environmental health at the local level has become narrowly focused, very much defined around regulations and the attendant regulatory debates.
It is possible that strong levels of belief in God, gods, spirits or the supernatural might have given our ancestors considerable comforts and advantages.
The interior of Mexico consists of a mass of volcanic rocks, thrust up to a great height above the sea-level.
I think being a mother helps keep your feet on the ground. There's very little dignity in parenthood. It's a great leveller.
Our all-volunteer force continues to prove itself with a great level of professionalism, personal commitment and a technical competence that is quite remarkable.
If I'd had a great level of success early on, who knows how I would have responded. I might have been a complete jerk.
I have a great relationship with animals, and with children. I get to their level. I try to see the way a child looks at the world, it's hugely different.
I have nothing to lose and think that it's a positive thing that I am young and playing on a good level.
