A comedian is better than a politician; at least there is no doubt.

All the lessons of history and experience must be lost upon us if we are content to trust alone to the peculiar advantages we happen to possess.

A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected.

In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?

The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time

Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief.