It Is The Future, Of Course, Which

Statistics Do Not Convey Emotion. They Shock Us For A Minute Or Two, And Then We Click Again.

Like Art, Political Action Gives Shape And Expression To The Things We Fear As Well As To Those We Desire. It Is A Creative Process, Drawing On The Power To Imagine As Well As To Act.

Politics Creates An Almost Endless Time Horizon Into The Future. ... As Governor I Had The Incredible Luxury Of Being Able To Dream On A Grand Scale. And This Sense Of Infinite Possibility Gives Politics Its Romance.

Fair Treatment In The Work Force Is No Longer Exclusively A Labor Issue, Nor Is It A Women's Issue - It Is A Fundamental Economic Issue.

I Confess To Feeling Continued Ambivalence About Political Life, Aware Of Its Shortcomings And Disappointments, But Drawn Back To It Again And Again Because Of Its Infinite Promise. Justice Can Triumph, Wrongs Can Be Righted, And Pain Can Be Alleviated, If The Right Fix Is Found. The Optimistic Illusion That One Can Change The World Is Difficult To Resist, Especially When From Time To Time That Illusion Is Sustained By Even A Hint Of Reality. Change Does Happen In The Political Process.