The prevailing view is that geniuses are largely built, not born.

The brain writes the autobiography of our species at the conscious level.

Your DVD collection is organized, and so is your walk-in closet. Your car is clean and vacuumed, your frequently dialed numbers are programmed into your cordless phone, your telephone plan is suited to your needs, and your various gizmos interact without conflict. Your spouse is athletic, your kids are bright, your job is rewarding, your promotions are inevitable, everywhere you need to be comes with its own accessible parking. You look great in casual slacks.

When you're running for president you have to take some risks and you've got to show people something fresh and you've got to stay interesting.

Friendship allows you to see your own life but with a second sympathetic self.

One of the frustrations about the modern world is that we don't even have a good vocabulary to describe our state. The word sentiment sounds mushy. [...] Sentiment is not mushy.

I'm a pundit. I'm, like, paid to be a narcissistic blowhard and be in front of the camera.