In government, the forces of risk-aversion and constant conflict serve to stultify and narrow the range of ideas up for debate.

America is a place where the freedom to be who you are shouldn't be a barrier to your ability to get a job and provide for your family.

Securing for gays and lesbians the basic right to have their relationships and families recognized as part of a community makes all of our communities stronger.

Inequality' has become the political theme/slogan of our time in both Europe and the U.S., yet political leaders do not even bother to consider that their own policies, which put the entire burden on central bankers to print money and drive up stock, bond and other asset prices, are actually exacerbating income and wealth disparity.

I'm pretty focused on my career, and if it comes down to hanging out with somebody or learning my lines, it's gonna be learning my lines.

In our business we don't mind if a price of a ticket goes down; our job is to get as many bums in seats as possible.

As an entrepreneur, you are constantly playing in uncharted territory, and sometimes things don't work out. That doesn't mean you failed; it just means you may be off course.

I started writing juvenile novels around 1985. I never really thought of it as a career, but more as a way to make a living.