There's not as much big money on the left, but you've got George Soros, who has the Open Society Institute. He's pushing liberal policies.

Nothing predicts future behavior as much as past impunity.

Ethically, I think pretty much every code of ethics for doctors suggests that they should not be in an interrogation room, particularly if there's anything coercive or abusive going on.

If you have an informed electorate, it makes great choices.

The military is trying very hard right now to put a better face on Guantanamo, and I think they actually have tried to rid some of the extreme versions of abuse that we have read about.

Torture is illegal, both in the U.S. and abroad. So - and that is true for the Bush administration and for any other administration.

Well, they are critics of the Bush administration generally on the human rights record of the administration, and in particular, they are very, very critical of this use of science.

What these memos do is they make legal acts that were criminal prior to these memos.

The idea is that if we can put our own people through something almost as bad as what they might have to go through if they were taken captive, they will inoculate themselves.

The concern that I have is that, as wealth continues to concentrate in the hands of a few, economic inequality grows, and power also becomes more unequal.

The world's a small place and people are watching; and, you know, somebody disappears, the family knows and their colleagues know, and so eventually, these things do get out.

Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.

[HAMILTON]I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory

I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid, for whatever reason, to follow the course that he knows is best for the State.

Whosoever possesses a camera should never know boredom.

Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.

A museum is a spiritual place. People lower their voices when they get close to art.

The reason I hate publicists is because I think if we got rid of them everything would be on equal footing.

Being a parent is a weird juggling act - and nobody does it right. Everybody does it wrong.

Wake up in the morning with a specific goal to look forward to.

When you feel strain, keep your mouth shut if you can.