Peon Quotables

Wisdom never kicks at the iron walls it can't bring down. —Olive Schreiner Hazelden.org

Each man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. --Mark Twain source: Hazelden.org

We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a little joy, then a sorrow, now a sin, then a generous or brave action. --Ralph Waldo Emerson

Not the power to remember, but the power to forget is a necessary condition for our existence. --Sholem Asch

Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Stephen Hawking on Nationalized Health Care


As those on the Right continue to attack health care reform and a public option in the United States by continuously berating health care systems in the Canada and Great Britain, renowned physicist and 40-year survivor of ALS also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, Stephen Hawking responds.

'I wouldn't be here if not for the NHS': Stephen Hawking has spoken out in defence of British healthcare (file photo)


Despite being almost completely paralyzed by ALS, Hawking remains one of the world's foremost theoretical physicists and has contributed greatly to our understanding of the universe.


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Friday, July 24, 2009

Video: Health Care Reform & Wait Times



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Sunday, May 31, 2009

Video: Bush/Clinton - Cash for Clash or Presidential Love Fest?



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Friday, February 20, 2009

Canadians find hope in Obama Presidency



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The (new) West Wing

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