I think if people value democracy, they had damn well better get out and exercise their right to vote while their vote still means something.

If for instance, in a board meeting, if you have an idea, it better be a good idea, or you're not going to get everybody's attention.

Certain kinds of people just can't live life taking risks with adventure.

The ones that catch your eye are the ones that are basically people who live on the road and follow us around. They're a small percentage of the audience, but they're quite visible. The ones who aren't visible are the stockbrokers, lawyers, doctors, housewives.

We have cultural depth. We get all kinds of stuff to chew on, to live on.

I still retain a bit of a child's focus on things, so we [with my sister] figure if we're going to write books, our best shot is to write children's books, because we relate pretty readily on that level.

The bulk of my input comes from my peers.