In the first 50 years of the filibuster, it was used only 35 times. But the last Congress alone had 112 cloture motions filed, plus threats of more. This is the tyranny of the minority.

A basic tenet of healthy democracy is open dialogue and transparency

President Barack Obama has it right - there is a lot to change about Washington. The problem is, not much will get changed unless we confront the runaway filibuster in the U.S. Senate.

I've always thought that men are more romantic than woman.

Senator Albert Gore Sr. was one of the first outspoken critics of the Vietnam War.

The most important thing is to be healthy, to drink a lot of water, to fight gravity as much as possible. I am one of the few people who decided I wasn't going to do any invasion with my face.

Near my apartment in London, a lot of the pubs kind of look identical, which is very strange.

Now, if some panic hits me, you have to sort of be friends with your body, it's like your body will work against you.

Strive for excellence, not perfection.

For me a watch is a really beautiful instrument. I don't so much care what time it is but I do love watches, and I love how they're constructed.

I envisage the prinicles of the Earth Charter to be a new form of the ten commandments. They lay the foundation for a sustainable global earth community.

Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.

Some people can't believe in themselves until someone else believes in them first.