The French, unfortunately, actually believe what they say, and that has been very destructive.

Rising inequality isn’t about who has the knowledge; it’s about who has the power.

Bad ideas flourish because they are in the interest of powerful groups.

A snarky but accurate description of monetary policy over the past five years is that the Federal Reserve successfully replaced the technology bubble with a housing bubble

Wealthy Americans who benefit hugely from a system rigged in their favor react with hysteria to anyone who points out just how rigged the system is.

So what are the effects of increasing minimum wages? Any Econ 101 student can tell you the answer: The higher wage reduces the quantity of labor demanded, and hence leads to unemployment.

Middle-class societies don't emerge automatically as an economy matures, they have to be CREATED through political action.

There are no atheists in foxholes and there are no libertarians in financial crises.

We should try to create the society each of us would want if we didn't know in advance who we'd be.

Outrageous fiscal mendacity is neither historically normal nor bipartisan. It’s a modern Republican thing.

If you want to understand opposition to climate action, follow the money.

Ignorance, when voluntary, is criminal, and a man may be properly charged with that evil which he neglected or refused to learn how to prevent.

When we come face-to-face with our fears we are really confronting ourselves.

There is no such thing as illegitimate children, only illegitimate parents.

Don't ask about my past. And never expect a future.

To be one woman truly wholly is to be all women. Tend one garden and you will birth worlds.

I've had a tremendous problem with depression in my life. I'd rather not talk about it, because it's over. But depression is real.

I set little goals and as I hit those little goals I know they're moving me forward.

If I make a record I love, then somebody will like it. Maybe not everybody, but that won't matter.

I work with whatever mediums seems best suited to evoking the sorts of thoughts and emotions I am interested in playing with.

There is so much noise in the world! May we learn to be silent in our hearts and before God.