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.

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

What we have done over the last 40 or 50 years is systematically attacked and weakened the parties, the political machines, the professionals, and insiders, and hacks, and all the tools that they use to get politicians to play well together. And with those gone, you get chaos.

To get people to compromise, you have to give them stuff.

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.

In science we kill our hypothesis instead of each other.

There will be more coming afterwards if we don't re-empower politicians to get organized and work together.