I'm not trying to change things in the world and trying to use my leverage to do so. The only thing I'm trying to change in the world is that I'm trying to increase the amount of useful information in it. And entertainment, honestly.

If you're someone people count on, particularly in difficult moments, that's a sign of a life lived honorably.

Chris Christie who proposes accepting Syrian refugee orphans under the age of 5 because they may not be vetted well enough. You can`t trust them. The 5-year-olds might it be terrorists. After all, they`re from Syria.

if you want to achieve immortality, see what you can do about getting yourself turned into a Pentagon program.

I'm not a screamer. I'm confrontational, but I don't think that translates into anger.

I realized I was gay when I was a teenager and I couldn't imagine what it meant to be a gay adult. I just did the next thing that seemed right, and that led me from activism to media to the kind of media I'm in now. But I like where I've ended up.

It makes sense in that environment that you would hold on in the U.S. government to the people who know their way around this particular block.