I think the reason you see so many people dropping out of politics is because there's an anti-poetic strain in modern political discourse.

People think that the politician is just part of a system, and whether they're lying or not doesn't matter.

People respond to political characters in archetypal ways. A fun game is to think of a politician and ask, "Which god is that? Are they like Aries? Are they like Athena?"

Oftentimes people get it wrong when they say we need to educate voters first and then give them power. I tend to favor giving them power first.

One of the most dangerous things about Fox News isn't that it's right wing but that it's nihilistic. It takes away the capacity to believe in politics.

There is a long American tradition of suspicion of concentrated economic power because of its tendency to corrupt government and turn it from a democracy into a plutocracy.

My current goal is to change the way we think about antitrust and anti-monopoly.

New York City is one of the most vulnerable cities in the world to climate change, so I see Keystone as the central threat to New York.

There's a tendency, especially among academics, to see politics as deeply dirty and deeply egotistical.

Creativity is essential to any kind of joyful living. Sometimes I act, sometimes I draw, I paint, I write poems. I can't imagine living without it.

A lot of politics plays at the level of myth, and if you understand that, then you feel like you have access to the secret language of politics.

When you can't escape your mind then God is telling your heart to catch up. Fight for the balance you need.

If you could understand impermanence deeply, you would develop more equanimity. You would not get too excited about either the ups and downs of life.

I'm still the girl that might get up to dance on the table. It's just who I am, and I'm going to be me and that's it.

Modeling's terrifying to a lot of people. Standing in front of a camera is terrifying. I like a challenge.

Don’t make a sound I’ll be your voice You don’t need to be afraid Anymore I’ll shine a light out in the dark Guide you here no matter how far

I don't like talking about myself. I'm not really interested in myself. One of the good things about being a supporting actor is that you get to talk about other people.

Good deeds never go unpunished.

I would exchange every painting of Christ for one snapshot.

I always figured I myself would never be lucky enough to die, I'd just live on and on in this increasingly dreary spiral.

A nation that turns away from prayer will ultimately find itself in desperate need of it.