I Think One Of The Most Important

My Parents Didn't Hide Reality. I Watched Cartoons And The News With Equal Fascination.

I've Been To Enough Other Countries In The World To Know What Happens When You Have Socialized Single-payer Health Care. It Works. People Don't Get Sick As Much. They Don't Lose Their Life Savings With A Catastrophic Illness Like Cancer Or Aids.

I Went To Seattle As Just Another Geek In The Food Chain, Thinking, "well, In My Own Puny Little Way, I'd Rather Be A Part Of History Than Just Sit And Watch It On Tv." So, The Fact That So Many People Are Starting To Ask The Right Questions And Rack Their Brains For Solutions Does Give Me Hope.

Any Alternative Culture That Inspires A Lot Of Passion And Inspiration Is Also In Danger Of Being Set In Its Ways, Almost From The Moment It's Born.

From The Beginning, There Was So Much Pressure In The Early San Francisco Punk Scene For Everyone To Be Different Than Everyone Else, To Flaunt Your Intelligence And Insights Instead Of Every Band Sounding Alike, Like What Plagues Punk Music In Particular Today.