I come from a long line of people that write. My folks ran a weekly newspaper.

The air is dirty because of the electricity monopolists. They have powerful money lobbyists.

In managers, I look for people who can get things done through other people. The most important thing for a good manager is that the people on his team feel like he or she has integrity.

I debated free trade in college. I came out as a free trader. I'm a free markets guy. I'm an Adam Smith guy.

I'm interested in personalities, not political parties.

Actually, I bought one share of Warren Buffett's stock, probably 35 years ago, in order to read his letters.

Al Gore is an heir to the old czars and commissars. He never saw a regulation he didn't like.

I think it's good politics to beat up on big companies and rich people.

I'm a monomaniac with one goal: clean air from clean energy.

A baby is as pure as an angel and as fresh as a blooming flower.

Vanity prevents improvement

When you grow up poor, you have to either work really hard to try and get where you want to be, or you'll just stay put.

I'll be wearing my high heels, even if I'm up to my knees in mud

Man is made of ordinary things, and habit is his nurse.

Storytelling is about two things; it's about character and plot.

There must be a corps that will battle for righteousness, for there are endless battalions who serve unrighteousness.

The ultimate arbiter of truth is experiment, not the comfort one derives from one's a priori beliefs, nor the beauty or elegance one ascribes to one's theoretical models.

Clearness is the ornament of deep thought.

The mind quickly responds to teaching and discipline. You can make the mind give you back anything you want.