Americans want to be protected, but not at the cost of vitiating the values that make us Americans.

And as far as doing God's work, I think the bankers who took government money and then gave out obscene bonuses are the same self-interested sorts Jesus threw out of the temple.

Everybody is continuously connected to everybody else on Twitter, on Facebook, on Instagram, on Reddit, e-mailing, texting, faster and faster, with the flood of information jeopardizing meaning. Everybody's talking at once in a hypnotic, hyper din: the cocktail party from hell.

It is men's worst fear, personally and professionally, that women will pin the sin on them.

When you're young, and even at times when you're older, it's hard to fathom this: What needs to be nurtured is the stuff that's different, that sets you apart from the pack, rather than the stuff that helps you blend in.

[On journalists:] We are a noisy, imperfect lot, struggling to scribble what has been called the first draft of history.

Celebrity is the religion of our time.