“Their instincts tell them ‘ Don’t go out to meet the world – you’ll have a panic attack. Inside is where safety is.”

“You fat, disgusting slob, you’ll never be thin enough, good enough, smart enough, tough or talented enough.

Error sometimes supplies the surprise that makes life interesting.

Certain temperaments respond to anxiety by pulling inward.

Eating disorders are like a gun that’s formed by genetics, loaded by a culture and family ideals, and triggered by unbearable distress.

I often went entire days without speaking – unable to get a word in over my inner taskmaster, who never shut up:

Safety nets for the poor and disadvantaged are a must for any compassionate nation, but encouraging folks to go on the dole when not absolutely necessary is disgraceful.

As state and federal lawmakers debate the country’s energy policies and Colorado’s role in the ever-expanding energy economy.

The whole time I was a union leader, we had to put up with John Howard and Tony Abbott attacking workers’ conditions.

Communities and neighborhoods are affected. Idling trains, traffic backups, grade crossing accidents and other safety issues all affect the quality of life in our neighborhoods.

Were it not for the Clash, punk would have been just a sneer, a safety pin and a pair of bondage trousers.

If you want to find a way to keep illegal immigrants, you know where they are, you give them a driver’s license. It helps with – they all get insured, it helps with traffic safety.

[We] ought to show peculiar zeal…in taking precautions for their safety. I for one have done all that lay in my power, and have not thought it beneath me to step into workshops of the meaner sort now and again and study the obscure operations of mechanical arts.

Bernanke and company are trying to reflate the economy with almost stated objective of inflation at 2 percent and higher in order to provide some type of safety margin for a future recession. That’s where they want to go.