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

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.

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.

I think so long as fossil fuels are cheap, people will use them and it will postpone a movement towards new technologies.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature

Just think: what if you could just, just blink yourself away?

There was a redemption of some kind, he believed, in such complete fulfillment of a desire so long deferred.

Would your city weep if your church did not exist?

Good & quickly seldome meete.

The most frustrating thing for musicians who want to play stuff from the new album is when everyone goes out to buy a beer.

I am six feet tall. I am not supposed to be afraid.

Simplicity not simplistic.

The 'ER' role was not Asian-specific, and my agent knew that I loved the show.

As my great friend Aristotle said, 'If you cannot command, you must learn to listen.' I'm not the hierarchy here. I am a worker bee.