I'm willing to forgo the cheap satisfaction of the radical pose for the deep satisfaction of radical ends.

I think parenting is one of the most important jobs, because you can hit two or three generations with the values in your house and the traditions you establish. But I don't think I'm very good at it, and I don't know anybody who thinks they're very good at it. Probably almost everyone gets an A in grandparenting, but in parenting, if you get a B- you're doing pretty good.

We just want government to be a smart, supportive, reliable partner to the forces that are working for good in this country.

The thing about this [Donald] Trump phenomenon is that there's a lot of good stuff in it; the anti-elitism, the concern for working class jobs.

In the fourth quadrant (lower right), working-class people are motivated to take on green-collar jobs and start green businesses.

By kicking its carbon addiction, America will increase its national wealth and generate millions of jobs that can't be outsourced.

Dirty energy is a finite resource; the more of it we use, the scarcer it becomes.