I'd say part of the appeal of Trump is that he's presenting himself as a totally certain, infallible person.

My client loved risk. Risk, I had learned, was a commodity in itself. Risk could be canned and sold like tomatoes.

When something happens people didn't predict, they find ways to explain it as if it were predictable.

When an American declares bankruptcy, when he hits bottom, he can reinvent himself. There's a story he can tell. We tolerate reinvention. We encourage reinvention. That's what this country has that Europe does not. It's not just a crisis; it's an opportunity.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity. Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

The sports world is an echo chamber. All it takes is one quote from a general manager and a thousand sports columns bloom.

The only thing history teaches us, a wise man once said, is that history doesn’t teach us anything.