The thing with that word "establishment" is a four-letter word in the 2016 politics, so toxic, so pejorative that pretty much no one wants to be associated with it.

If you want to defend torture, well then go ahead. But please spare me any sermons about the law ever again.

We're in an historic drought, and that demands unprecedented action.

We cannot have a just society that applies the principle of accountability to the powerless and the principle of forgiveness to the powerful. This is the America in which we currently reside.

Who says meritocracy says oligarchy.

California became the last state in the west to regulate groundwater usage. The state's first-ever mandatory water restrictions soon followed.

We now operate in a world in which we can assume neither competence nor good faith from the authorities. The consequences of this simple, devastating realization define American life.

Donald Trump is not going anywhere. And we see as calculated as these are, he has a knack for telling a certain segment of a base what they want.

Climate change is the biggest governing challenge we face. It's the biggest governing challenge I think we've ever faced.

The backlash to [Sarah] Palin's comments was swift, with veterans and veterans' groups criticizing the apparent politicization of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Inequality and hierarchy are natural, but that doesn't mean they are right, that doesn't mean there is isn't a productive tension between those forces and the forces of equality.

There's no guarantee of disaster-free in any world religion, but love, faith and knowledge give men hope and willpower.

Why do we need time travel? All the answers come down to one. To elude death.

Life is about change, sometimes you just have to roll with the punches.

Statistical high Vegas odds probability is that nothing of any significance will ever happen to you in your entire boring life.

We set out to become a band for our time. But sometimes if you do a good-enough job, you become a band for all time.

Nice people with common sense do not make interesting characters. They only make good former spouses.

It's wonderful for the players. It's a huge challenge and a huge responsibility for us to get our act together, get our butts in gear. Phil isn't going to bail us out because of our mental lapses.

As I turn 91... I have to admit my hours at the easel have diminished.

The envious will die, but envy never.

All good technology should be used to piss off people's parents.