After all, the same steps that reduce carbon pollution also clean the air we breathe, which saves lives and reduces disease.

I think if you look at people, whether in business or government, who haven't had any moral compass, who've just changed to say whatever they thought the popular thing was, in the end they're losers.

Most people won't have opportunity to do full-time service, but those lucky enough to have monetary wealth or some spare time really can make an enormous difference. As someone who's now in the public sector, and is seeing up-close-and-personal the real impact of what we do and what we give, I can tell you: every dollar and every volunteer help, in more ways than you can count.

What you've got to do is be honest. Say what you believe. Give it to them straight. Just don't wuss out.

You've got to give people a fair chance of saying what they believe, and then you've got to decide, "Do you believe 'em?"

This society cannot go forward, the way we have been going forward, where the gap between the rich and the poor keeps growing. It's not politically viable; it's not morally right; it's just not going to happen.

Someone once described the information business as exactly the opposite of sex. When it's good, it's still lousy.