I don't know if you ever really feel like you've made it.

You wouldn't believe the kind of hate mail I get about my work on irregular verbs.

I'm not as famous as Stephen Hawking, but certainly in the U.S., I have a very high profile for a scientist. It is an awesome responsibility, one that I don't shoulder lightly.

The Democrats have pretty much given up on the white working class. That would require a commitment to economic issues, and that's not their concern.

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.