Leaks are good. There is too much secrecy in our government. Sometimes the government knows about a problem and it takes a leak to embarrass the bureaucracy and get them to do something about it.

There is nothing beyond the reach of ordinary citizens doing the daily work of democracy, and no problem too great to tackle with the power of active citizenship.

It's malarkey. When you tell people that the roof crushing in on your head is not the cause of injury, it's your head hitting the roof, it's laughable.

Friends can become enemies, and enemies can become friends. Ego and pride can turn what is good into bad, and kind words can turn what is bad into something good.

To congratulate oneself on one's warm commitment to the environment, or to peace, or to the oppressed, and think no more is a profound moral fault.

Improving yourself is a lot more profitable than trying to improve others.

I know how Mesut Ozil takes penalties.

As a student, I don't have a lot of expenses. I buy food. I play a sport. But that's about it.

Screw-top wine has improved the quality of life by about ten percent, wouldn't you say?

I think we should just tip the government if it does a good job. Fifteen percent is the standard tip, isn't it?

I will do comedy until the day I die: inappropriate comedy, funny comedy, gender-bending, twisting comedy, whatever comedy is out there.

When judging others it's the intangibles that we often miss.

Love is a powerful painkiller.