I can't imagine my life without books. My father was an electrical engineer, and my mother was a public school teacher. Books were an integral part of my childhood.

Mike Bloomberg may be a Republican these days. But he has been a Democrat for most of his adult life.

The reason they were designated as targets was to keep them from the witness stand and us. Is it just a coincidence that four years later they haven't been indicted

My gut reaction [on Betsy DeVos] was, oh, my God. We are now back into the education wars.

A rich, robust, well-resourced public education is one of the best routes out of poverty and a pathway to prosperity.

You will only be satisfied only when you are working

I sent a silent prayer up to the Phoenix to keep her safe a little longer, because I would tear the shifters limb for limb until I got my baby sister back.

The problem is that once we focus on economic policy, much that is not science comes into play. Politics becomes involved, and political posturing is amply rewarded by public attention.

Move out man! Life is fleeting by. Do something worthwhile, berfore you die. Leave Behind a work sublime, that will outline you and time.

Logically, when you talkin' about folk music and blues, you find out it's music of just plain people.

Each man's hell is in a different place: mine is just up and behind my ruined face.

We have become more and more not a nation of athletes but a nation of spectators.

I think there's more pressure to stand out in a way that is measurable externally. The fame culture is definitely way worse and weirder than it was when we were in high school.

I never saw anything that would qualify as a criminal activity.

It's hard to say, 'I don't believe in God.' I would love to know if God exists. But it's a very difficult thing for me to believe.