Most people don't form a self and then lead a life. They are called by a problem, and the self is constructed gradually by their calling.

I have seen [Betsy DeVos] present a few times. I don't really know her. But I have seen her present on education policy, and she's not a stupid person.

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

If we got rid of everybody in Washington who sold access for donations, then the town would be empty. But it's unseemly.

Donald Trump's being authentic to what he ran on and what got elected.

If you grow up in a home where actions don't lead to predictable consequences, you don't develop strategies to control your impulses.

I think Barack Obama's foreign policy will be regarded more failure than success.