"A thousand years ago, everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, they knew the Earth was flat. Fifteen minutes ago, you knew we humans were alone on it. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow."

"I always say the strength of democracy lies in criticism. If there is no criticism, that means there is no democracy. And if you want to grow, you must invite criticism. And I want to grow; I want to invite criticism."

"Paris is always a good idea."

"I try to live with the idea that karma is a very real thing. So I put out what I want to get back."

"It should be the power of our vote, not the size of our bank accounts, that drives our democracy."

"When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening foreign entity, it ignores the fact that, in our democracy, government is us."