There is nothing more common than critics of journalists accusing them of practicing journalism. It is our function in the world to take things that are complicated and render them in a form that non-experts can follow and make sense of.

Consistency is the most overrated of all human virtues... I'm someone who changes his mind all the time.

The injunction to be nice is used to deflect criticism and stifle the legitimate anger of dissent.

If you play an audiotape of a yawn to blind people, they'll yawn too.

the 10,000hr rule is a definite key in success

The single most important thing a city can do is provide a community where interesting, smart people want to live with their families.

When people in authority want the rest of us to behave, it matters-first and foremost-how they behave.