It's a lot harder to push forward things, like energy policy. There's a big dream out there about wind and solar power.

People think that the politician is just part of a system, and whether they're lying or not doesn't matter.

Creativity is essential to any kind of joyful living. Sometimes I act, sometimes I draw, I paint, I write poems. I can't imagine living without it.

I feel much more comfortable in politics than I did in book writing. Book writing is so hard. Politics felt easy compared to that.

I'm not from the arts, I'm a law professor. But I think we need more poetry in politics.

It's a lot harder to push forward things, like energy policy. There's a big dream out there about wind and solar power.

I think a lot of the reason people are attracted to the Keystone pipeline is because at least we're doing something. There's a fear that society will collapse if it's not acting. To contrast those actions with other actions is important in making it feel plausible. Maybe we must have the size of the dream meet the size of the threat.