We'll make adjustments. We always do.

It wasn't like a gigantic conspiracy. But it's awfully difficult to demonstrate or prove that when you have such a financial stake in this stuff.

They passed legislation in 2003 providing that most of the cost of the drug benefit would be borne by general revenue. Then they turn around and say that if the general revenue share is too high, the program is out of control.

One of the ironies is that most of the other countries spend considerably less than we do on health care and many other countries have better track records on rates of mortality (and) infant mortality.

We are not in a situation where we are required by desperation to make structural changes.

My personal feeling about science fiction is that it's always in some way connected to the real world, to our everyday world.