TV networks are dying. The death throes of religion give us jihads. The death throes of television give us reality shows.

My whole take on libertarianism is simply that I don't know what's best for other people.

Everybody wants clean, safe energy. Some people think nuclear is the way to go. Some people think coal is the way to go. Some people think wind is the way to go. And there's always balances on that.

I'm a big fan of gospel music, and you cannot be a fan of rock and roll, you cannot be a fan of country western music, and you can't really be a fan of jazz without listening to a lot of music that's religious.

It seems just rude to beg the invisible for more.

The whole world is pretending the breakthrough is in technology. The bottleneck is really in art.

One of the strongest feelings you can get in life--one of the most rewarding feelings--is the feeling of an "Aha, I finally understand."