Trump is, to some extent, redefining what we think of as polarization in this country. Where polarization has been seen as ideological, it is now being seen almost as behavioral.

Two of my favorite political philosophers, Mao Zedong and Mother Teresa, not often coupled with each other, but the two people that I turn to most.

Figure out how to do things that have never been done before.

No dark cloud can forever prevent the sun from shining!

In and out of government, I've always been willing to take on complicated, sometimes unpopular, issues and work them through to have a solution.

I keep forgetting that rules are only for little nice people.

Life is fragile, unless your in the NFL in which case you'll need to wear padding.

The very word 'war', therefore, has become misleading. It would probably be accurate to say that by becoming continuous war has ceased to exist. ... War is Peace.

Talk not of wasted affection - affection never was wasted.

Shuffling really isn't something you should be doing on your deathbed.

Working lives are for the state to influence. Unemployment makes people unhappy. So does instability.

Are people happier with a smaller range of experiences?

The quickest way to learn about a new place is to know what it dreams of.