I have friends, political scientists, sociologists, who all share an interest at least in certain kinds of science fiction.

Rising inequality isn’t about who has the knowledge; it’s about who has the power.

Bad ideas flourish because they are in the interest of powerful groups.

A snarky but accurate description of monetary policy over the past five years is that the Federal Reserve successfully replaced the technology bubble with a housing bubble

Wealthy Americans who benefit hugely from a system rigged in their favor react with hysteria to anyone who points out just how rigged the system is.

So what are the effects of increasing minimum wages? Any Econ 101 student can tell you the answer: The higher wage reduces the quantity of labor demanded, and hence leads to unemployment.

Middle-class societies don't emerge automatically as an economy matures, they have to be CREATED through political action.

There are no atheists in foxholes and there are no libertarians in financial crises.

We should try to create the society each of us would want if we didn't know in advance who we'd be.

Outrageous fiscal mendacity is neither historically normal nor bipartisan. It’s a modern Republican thing.

If you want to understand opposition to climate action, follow the money.

Certainty is the most vivid condition of ignorance and the most necessarycondition for knowledge.

Try smiling at people, you never know how one smile can affect their day.

The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy.

I went to Duke University in the medical track. And then I decided I wanted to do something more creative, so I switched to biochemistry at Nebraska.

There is much difference between imitating a good man and counterfeiting him.

The more you trust and rely upon the Spirit, the greater your capacity to create.

I have no control over what people call me. The only thing I have control over is my work, and that's really all I can be judged on.

It is not difficult to find a religious justification for killing.

Life is about losing everything, gracefully.

A moment is a mighty thing Beyond the soul's imagination; For in it, though we trace it not, How much there crowds of varied lot How much of life, life cannot see, Darts onward to eternity!