I hear a lot of people say, ‘Hey, it’s been two years, things should be getting better.’ But experts tell us from a recovery standpoint, [Newtown is] in its infancy.

In a democracy, that’s the only realistic path to Net Zero. Consent, not imposition. Honesty, not obfuscation. Pragmatism, not ideology.

In the past, human progress had to come at the cost of the environment. If we wanted energy, we had to burn wood or we had to burn fossil fuels. If we wanted to grow more food, we had to expand farmland, often at the cost of forests. But technology and innovation means we're very quickly decoupling these impacts, such that this conflict is no longer true.

The likelihood there’s going to be the Taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely.

Once a week, I like to slip into a deep existential depression where I lose all my sense of oneness and self-worth.

If you don't know what you're living for, you haven't yet lived.

There’s an interesting trend that occurs in times of mounting pressure and high uncertainty, which is that it’s a natural human tendency to seek out people that agree with us, that are similar to us because it’s a source of comfort in a world that’s so rapidly changing.

The obligation of the government to protect the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.

Good leaders are always at the ready, but not always at the front.