The talking shows allow me to come out of my cave and that's why those shows go on for so long. I hate walking off stage. Sometimes I walk off and I miss them as I'm walking off the stage. I wonder if they'll let me go another hour. That's why I do it: to communicate, to get points across.

I'm not artistic nor am I all that creative.

Put temptation on the unenjoyment line.

I want to learn more about the world. It makes me want to get up and go.

There are other people, other economies, governments, cultures, religions, and destinies going on at the same time as yours. You have to widen the scope of your lens and start seeing more. Because Americans, it's easy to make us freak out. When the going gets rough, you have to get conservative. That's what's happened to America in the last eight years. I just try to point out that there's more going on than most people pay attention to.

I have to do things for myself, and if those standards are set high, then it's up to me to pass or fail.

You can't right the wrongs because you'll never understand the cause and you'll be too busy dodging the effect.