It was a business decision. We just felt this was the right time for me to come in. There's no read more

It was a business decision. We just felt this was the right time for me to come in. There's no love lost, there's no harm. I'm coming in with an open mind and ready to play, no grudges at all.

All the departments were brought in and they were given an overview in terms of what we would need from read more

All the departments were brought in and they were given an overview in terms of what we would need from them in order to make the process work, ... They are analyzing what their cut is in order to maintain the police and fire department levels.

The reality is, we have to get rid of faith-based arbitration, no matter what. The only way we can protect read more

The reality is, we have to get rid of faith-based arbitration, no matter what. The only way we can protect [women] is for the state to come out and say one law, one process, one secular law for all, and that is it.

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout read more

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout Europe: the devil's hoof, the devil's horn mark. It reaches back to early Christianity and the middle ages. Where a child was born out of wedlock, the church cooked up the impression that you'd done something sinful, and something dreadful would result. You will still find, particularly in Greece, people doing a little sign when they see a very badly disabled child – it needs warding off.

For five years I worked at the [Commerce Department] and did econometric modeling, and you could never get these numbers read more

For five years I worked at the [Commerce Department] and did econometric modeling, and you could never get these numbers to load into consumption numbers. They're not leading indicators or coincident indicators. They don't tell you a lot.

It's for a great cause, making fools of ourselves. Anything for the kids.

It's for a great cause, making fools of ourselves. Anything for the kids.

If we put all this on the menu, it would look like all the other places where you have to read more

If we put all this on the menu, it would look like all the other places where you have to squint to read it.

There's a story every day in this place. Some of them are comical and some of them are tragic. I've read more

There's a story every day in this place. Some of them are comical and some of them are tragic. I've had producers tell me they could do a sitcom about what goes on in this office.

Goodness is something that makes us serene and content; it is magnificent. Those who are not good are evil.

Goodness is something that makes us serene and content; it is magnificent. Those who are not good are evil.