Parties and political systems used to be about excluding renegades who would never play well with others in government. Now it's actually systematically screening them in.

For introverts, to be alone with our thoughts is as restorative as sleeping, as nourishing as eating.

I'm okay, you're okay - in small doses.

The only thing a true introvert dislikes more than talking about himself is repeating himself.

After an hour or two of being socially on, we introverts need to turn off and recharge ... This isn't antisocial. It isn't a sign of depression.

Many actors, I've read, are introverts, and many introverts, when socializing, feel like actors.

In science we kill our hypothesis instead of each other.

Donald Trump didn't cause chaos. Chaos caused Trump.

In a liberal scientific society, to claim that you are above error is the height of irresponsibility.

We don't have a crisis of leadership in Washington. We have a crisis of followership.

We started tearing down the seniority system on Capitol Hill. All of that begins in the '70s. It accelerates and continues in the '90s, and it's going on to this day.

The best teachers are the ones who give you a hard time, they may not intend it, but you can intend to learn!!!

Here's what Mike knew about kids: They did stupid stuff. Pretty much all of them.

Juliet, the dice were loaded from the start. / When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?

Mechanized recreation already has seized nine-tenths of the woods and mountains; a decent respect for minorities should dedicate the other tenth to wilderness.

I was totally into jazz in my teens.

History is as much an art as a science.

The power of our Muse lies in her meaninglessness. Even the style can turn one into a slave if one does not run away from it, and then one is doomed to repeat oneself.

If thou wilt think evil of thy neighbour, soon shalt thou have him for thy foe.

There are severe limitations on civil rights. In the international arena, Iran is turning into an isolated country, and the international community is becoming more hostile toward it.

Five minutes after we die, we'll know exactly how much we should have given rather than kept.