Even more fundamental than housing to the global financial economy is the idea that the U.S. government is a safe asset.

Everyday sexual practices on college campuses need to be upended, and men need to feel a cold spike of fear when they begin a sexual encounter.

The American political system is not good at trading sacrifice now to prevent crises later.

We were badly held back not just by the technology, but by the culture of journalism.

If you look at how the federal government spends our money, it’s an insurance conglomerate protected by a large, standing army.

We're actually just moving one type of deficit to another. But, the problem with this second type of deficit is that you drive on it and then it falls down.

I don't trust this [american] government to be regulating corporations. I trust big business to be regulated [by itself] and to be a party to a decent solution.

A government shutdown, it isn't the end of the world. It's a bad thing. The government stops working for a few days. We cover it a lot. Polls turn against who ever made it stop working.

Do not respond to people being upset by confidently giving them advice on how to solve their problems

Deanna's job (as counselor) is to keep us from deluding ourselves.

I mean, there's times to rock and roll, and I love that too. But I think my first love is acoustic music.

Optimism is lack of information.

Creation always involves building upon something else. There is no art that doesn't reuse. And there will be less art if every reuse is taxed by the appropriator.

The head raised too high even in good will be struck off too soon.

Church was a requirement, there was no choice in the matter, so was vacation bible school. Gospel has been in me since I was a kid.

I have the appetite to do different roles that have different backdrops. I'd like to show that there's more to people sitting in cars for reasons other than being police officers.

Do I believe in arbitration? I do. But not in arbitration between the lion and the lamb, in which the lamb is in the morning found inside the lion

Does anyone know if Lamborghini makes wheelchair vehicles? If not, I want to change that.

Having traveled a lot and met people from different horizons it makes you more humble and ready to listen.