Obviously I think politics is interesting and important and educational.

Yuppies don't have loyalty. They have useful relationships and meaningful encounters.

Barack Obama is not going to beat Hillary Clinton in a single Democratic primary. I’ll predict that right now.

White women are a problem, that's, you know - we all live with that.

If we free the people of Iraq, we will be respected in the Arab world... and I think we will be respected around the world.

[the war in Iraq] "could have terrifically good effects troughout the Middle East

Whenever I hear anything described as a heartless assault on our children, I tend to think it’s a good idea.

Having defeated and then occupied Iraq, democratizing the country should not be too tall an order for the world's sole superpower.

American power should be used not just in the defense of American interests but for the promotion of American principles.

If the American people really come to a settled belief that Bush lied us into war, his presidency will be over.

I've always rebelled a little when people say, 'My Jewish values lead me to really care about the poor.' I know some Christians who care about the poor, too.

I should not mistake her calm probing for the absence of anger.

I'll tell you, being involved in human space flight, it is an emotional endeavor. I think it brings in the highest highs and the lowest lows.

When I moved to the East Village in the late seventies, I wanted to be a street performer, so I practiced daily. I never did work up the skills or the courage to perform on the street, though.

A very simple bad decision is to get into debt. And that is very expensive.

Whole interaction between the storyteller and the listeners had a very powerful influence on me.

It's just as valuable to curate content as it is to create it.

With luck, it might even snow for us.

Writing is the art of repeating oneself without anyone noticing.

The supreme bliss that pulsates in the wake of meditation is your pure essence.