5,000 years of human history should not be overthrown by the acts of a few liberal judges or by the acts of a few local elected officials.

If you decide to become a political actor, then the things that you say and you do become subject of public scrutiny and comment.

My Greek mythology is not strong enough.

I know enough about European politics to know you've got a lot of crazy people who make their way onto the ballot.

I would have strong opinions and be prepared to argue my case, but if you talk to my colleagues, I think you'd find they consider me the jokester, the informal mayor of the West Wing.

It's not comfortable for me to write about my family. I'm not comfortable writing about me.

Somebody gets to be smart and somebody gets to be dumb. If we win, it'll be because of the president. And if we lose, it'll be because of me.