That's a hubris that, if he had paid attention to what happened to himself and other presidents, he wouldn't have made that mistake. It was a very predictable mistake.

This is an ecosystem that has received very little attention.

There's so much more energy, ... There's so much more life. You get more attention from friends and relatives, from people on the street. That's why I came to Stanford: For the chance to be proud of what we're doing here and where we're going.

I felt like I was in war, like I was in a foreign country where they didn't pay attention to you. God-damned big hospitals and there's no bed's there.

Frankly, I'm surprised. I thought the story would have legs and get much more attention. After all the debate in Congress over the need for the President to keep them in the loop he simply signs away one of the key provisions of the revised act.

Life is sweet or bitter depending on where your attention is, at that moment.