Everything we do in public policy prevents us from doing something else. To govern is to choose. Richard Lamm choosegovernpolicy Change image and share on social
Medical need is an infinitely expandable concept. There is always one more marginal procedure that can be done. There is no end to the medical and surgical treatments that a technologically sophisticated and advanced society can give to aging bodies. Richard Lamm advanceagingbody share on social
The bottom line is, until we're helping people to stop smoking, screening for breast cancer, giving Pap smears, giving prenatal care to pregnant women, we should not go into publicly paying for the artificial heart, which will benefit at great cost only a few people. Richard Lamm artificialbenefitbottom share on social
A nation has its first obligation to its own workers and its own poor. Richard Lamm nationobligationpoor Change image and share on social
The approaching exhaustion of domestic reserves of petroleum and the rapid depletion of world reserves will have a profound effect on Americans in the cities and on the farms. Richard Lamm americanapproachcity Change image and share on social
Aging bodies are fiscal black holes into which you can pour endless amounts of money. Richard Lamm agingamountblack Change image and share on social
A nation can't get strong on political pablum. Richard Lamm nationpablumpolitical Change image and share on social
If I wanted to be president of the United States, I'd run for the Senate in 1986. And I'm just not going to do it. Richard Lamm presidentrunsenate Change image and share on social
Employers love cheap labor, but a country should train its own people. Richard Lamm cheapcountryemployer Change image and share on social
I think modern societies have to ask a very basic question: What strategies buy the most health for people? Doctors can do so many marvelous things now. They can keep a corpse alive, almost. Richard Lamm alivebasicbuy Change image and share on social
