When you are handed something instead of having to work for it, you don't respect it as much..

I went to a college in New York called New Paltz. I studied theater there for four years. I also studied privately in NYC with a teacher named Robert….

You have to be willing to recognize failure..

You do a lot of concatenating when you're an Oulipian.

You will never find a better friend to the United States than Australia..

No one is ever going to be as good as I was.

It can always get worse..

You reach a point where you say you're not going to do juveniles any longer..

Faith is always about the Future..

Someone else's success is not your failure..

Always listen for what you can leave out..

Donald Trump wasn't vying for the popular vote. He was vying for the Electoral College, as was Hillary Clinton. The only difference is he got over 30….

When I get too worked up about things I have always escaped into catatonia..

I don't say any word that I don't approve..

Telling someone they're wrong is not the same as leading or inspiring them to do what's right..

And yet, she knew she could be..

It took a course from me for the Democratic leadership to realize we have an electoral college. 'But we got the popular vote!' Well you can take the ….

You know who has tenure? The pope has tenure. The Queen of England has tenure. So does Fidel and the communists - because they represent the people, ….

Love. Resoundingly and absolutely..

I don't really see myself as famous..

By nature I'm not a brooder..