Similarly, only people as misanthropic as myself can be counted on not to have to lie to others, since we have the unique luxury of not caring what sort of opinions others formulate about us.

I've always done everything at my disposal to avoid labeling what I do, or to avoid being labeled myself

Well, I have an interest in power. I have an interest in people who find themselves in the position to exercise absolute power

I think when I was two years old in the sandbox. I think I formulated my basic philosophy there, and I haven't really had to alter it very much ever since

I've been giving interviews for the last 25 or 30 years, more often than not answering the same questions over and over again, ad nauseum

Similarly, only people as misanthropic as myself can be counted on not to have to lie to others, since we have the unique luxury of not caring what sort of opinions others formulate about us.

People who consider themselves political, who follow political developments most rigorously, are often those who view the political process with the greatest lack of perspective.