“I think, in general, it's clear that most bad things come from misunderstanding, and communication is generally the way to resolve misunderstandings - and the Web's a form of communications - so it generally should be good.”
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“Engineering, I think you can pick up. [A data scientist's] curiosity is built-in”
“One of the reasons we think this market will start to run out of gas at some point is that you've essentially created as much gold from straw as you can from this financial alchemy”
“I think the Canadian sense of humor is dryer than America's and juicier than Britain's. I think it's a cross between the two of them, really.”
“I think Canadian humor is a little less broad than American humor.”
“We for sure need to secure the border. I think we need to enforce the legal system. I'm not for amnesty, I'm not an advocate of the plans that have been pushed here in Washington... we need to find a way for people to have a legitimate legal immigration system in this country, and that doesn't mean amnesty.”
“And I think Governor Romney has a shot if the 'R' next to his name doesn't just stand for 'Republican,' it stands for 'reformer.”
“I just think this is people who are chronically looking for ways to be upset about things.”
“When I'm writing a lyric, I totally forget about the music. I'm just looking at the lyric and thinking about it almost as a separate entity. And then I'll go to my keyboard with all the lyrics printed out and try to think of how to make this a complete musical thing. I've got a very basic keyboard with some presets.”
“You know, people like Hillary Clinton think you grow the economy by growing Washington. I think most of us in America understand that people, not the government creates jobs. And one of the best things we can do is get the government out of the way, put in reign in all the out of control regulations, put in place and all of the above energy policy, give people the education, the skills that the need to succeed, and lower the tax rate and reform the tax code.”
“We are the ones looking out for the middle class. Who do think pays for the endless expansion of government? Its middle class taxpayers. Our reforms protect middle class taxpayers.”
“You should ask the president what he thinks about America.”
“I think a case could be made that there's sort of a crisis of masculinity in the West. Particularly with white males.”
“In France, everyone speaks French 'cause they think it's cool. Gives 'em, gives 'em an excuse to smoke.”
“Well I think comedy everywhere has lost a bit of its bite. In Canada, I can't argue with the quality, but it feels like it's gotten a little safe.”
“A lot of gay men are in delusion if they think they're super macho.”
“I think in the end the big issue is that the private sector still needs more help. And the answer is not more big government. I know in my state our reforms allowed us to protect firefighters, police officers, and teachers.”
“I don't think that split government is a good idea. Conventional wisdom in Washington for years has been that divided government is good because of a check and a balance. What I believe happens all too often, regardless of which party is there's gridlock. And I think the better argument is give one party a chance, give them a chance with a House and a Senate and a president. Give them a few years to see what they can do. And if you don't like it, put another party in.”
“Part of my gradual education of myself has been to think that there is a deep relationship between the nature of the creature and the worth of the art.”
“A lot of people just capitulate and say, "Well, that's just the way things are." I think that can be deadly for creative people.”