When human judgment and big data intersect there are some funny things that happen

I've become invested with this symbolic power. It really does transcend what I'm actually doing and what I actually deserve.

Actually, one of the better indicators historically of how well the stock market will do is just a Gallup poll, when you ask Americans if you think it's a good time to invest in stocks, except it goes the opposite direction of what you would expect. When the markets going up, it in fact makes it more prone toward decline.

To be a very, very minor, eighth-tier celebrity, you realize, 'Hey, celebrities are just like us.'

I guess I don't like the people in politics very much, to be blunt.

If you're keeping yourself in the bubble and only looking at your own data or only watching the TV that fits your agenda then it gets boring.

A lot of journalism wants to have what they call objectivity without them having a commitment to pursuing the truth, but that doesn't work. Objectivity requires belief in and a commitment toward pursuing the truth - having an object outside of our personal point of view.