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

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.

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.

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

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

But you don't know what it was like. It was just the two of us that afternoon, and then . . . and then it was just me.

Corruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy.

I would often find myself, at the age of 21, at midnight, running down a dark street on my own with 10 men chasing me. And the fact they had cameras in their hands made that legal.

We should all focus on trying to be compassionate to others at all times, and be as understanding as possible towards people we know are hurting. We should try to be there to lift each other up.

I've gone from being bullied by jocks as a kid to being bullied by nerds as an adult.

This is the copywriters task: not to create mass desire — but to channel and direct it.

Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.

I can handle reality in small doses, but as a lifestyle, it's much too confining.

Investment performance doesn't determine real-life returns; investor behavior does.

I guess I'm pretty emotional.