Is that really the issue [of bathrooms and gender] we want to be pushing leading up to a momentous election like this one? It's that shortsightedness that comes from identity politics.

Republicans are now trying to stop Donald Trump. And there was much more ferocious and widespread criticism from Republicans of Trump this time around.

We have to remember in that Bloomberg poll, strong Republican support for [Donald ]Trump's proposal, but the country at large - strong opposition to that support.

Donald Trump is in office. It's not just another Republican candidate - Donald Trump. And people were so disaffected with the liberal message that they were willing to vote for him.

Karachi has had an overdose of history, too much has happened.

In this country tonight, PBS shows one of the most talked about tributes of the year.

I do know that a law professor there [in Columbia University] published an article calling me a white supremacist.

India may be overtaking China as the world's most polluted country. Even now, which country is worse depends on the day.

President-elect Trump has said he would like to improve relations with Russia. His choice for defense secretary views Russia as America's number one threat.

Democrats have simply lost the country.

[Democrats] have lost the capacity to speak to the vast middle of America, an America that is, in large part, white, very religious and not highly educated.

Neglect is a major reason for some of the most painful experiences we suffer in life.

I never kept a diary, but I wrote detailed notes of my travels.

Revolution is an instrument, like a party is an instrument.

To be able to talk to your heart’s content about a book you like with someone who feels the same way about it is one of the greatest joys that life can offer.

Joking apart, now let us be serious.

The main thing to do is pay attention. Pay close attention to everything, notice what no one else notices. Then you'll know what no one else knows, and that's always useful.

I also try very hard to create characters - both heroes and villains - with psychological depth.

If your product is great, you yourself do not have to be a great seller.

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Gather ye rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a flying: And this same flower that smiles to day, Tomorrow will be dying.