We have, as human beings, a storytelling problem. We're a bit too quick to come up with explanations for things we don't really have an explanation for.

..... it would be interesting to find out what goes on in that moment when someone looks at you and draws all sorts of conclusions.

Happiness, in one sense, is a function of how closely our world conforms to the infinite variety of human preference.

The people at the top don't work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder.

Bad improvisers block action, often with a high degree of skill. Good improvisers develop action.

Once a musician has enough ability to get into a top music school, the thing that distinguishes one performer from another is how hard he or she works. That's it. And what's more, the people at the very top don't work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder.

Do I think that American democracy ends if Trump is president? No! I think, there are plenty of checks and balances in place. I think he would do some damage to the country but we would recover. The office of the presidency and American democratic institutions are a lot stronger than one person. So if he wins, our job is just to keep the office strong, right? And hope he'll be replaced by something better!