Rule of storytelling: When a character is shoved against a wall, shove them against a wall harder.

Mrs. Landingham, does the President have free time this morning? The President has nothing but free time, Toby. Right now he's in the residence eating Cheerios and enjoying Regis and Kathie Lee. Should I get him for you? Sarcasm's a disturbing thing coming from a woman of your age, Mrs. Landingham. What age would that be, Toby? Late twenties? Atta boy.

Certainly, last year we did an episode about the census and sampling versus a direct statistic. You just said the word 'census', and people fall asleep.

Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.

The guy who wins the Oscar for Best Actor has a much higher bar to clear than the woman who wins best actress.

A hero would die for his country, but he'd much rather live for it.

An artist’s job is to captivate… if we stumble into truth, we got lucky.