Now, a lot of people have given up on government. And if youre one of those people, I would ask that you reconsider, because things are changing. Politics is not changing; government is changing.

We're not going to fix government until we fix citizenship.

Are we just going to be a crowd of voices, or are we going to be a crowd of hands?

Government is supposed to be about how we do things together, and we can do that much more together if we use technology smartly right now.

Our ability to do great things with data will make a real difference in every aspect of our lives.

Government is like a vast ocean and politics is the six-inch layer on top.

We say that word [bureaucracy] with such contempt. But it's that contempt that keeps this thing that we own and we pay for as something that's working against us.

When one neighbor helps another, we strengthen our communities.

When there are more males in the industry to begin with, it just has a more male feel, and that pushes the girls away.

If you dont tolerate any risk, you can never innovate.

We have to make bureaucracy sexy.

I am a mother and mothers don’t have the luxury of falling apart in front of their children, even when they are afraid, even when their children are adults.

A little known fact: I read all the time. books were the one thing that got me out of Gatlin, even if it was only for a little while.

After so many years struggling to keep up with you, I finally realized we’re not even running the same race.

The best memories are those which we have forgotten.

Begin: To have commenced is half the deed. Half yet remains; Begin again on this and thou wilt finish all.

My paintings and comedy have a lot in common. They are both improvisations based on observation.

Life is writing. The sole purpose of mankind is to engrave the thoughts of divinity onto the tablets of nature.

Apparently the Republican base got radicalized first, and Democrats picked up the ball later. Or something.

Ski racing is not about how much you weigh. If weight was the key, everybody would be sucking down food.

Putting women in military combat is the cutting edge of the feminist goal to force us into an androgynous society.