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“I made myself a promise that every time I turned on the microphone, no matter what it was, I was going to say something of value.”
“There are libertarians who are survivalists, who live in the middle of nowhere and who are ready for the world to end. And then there are pragmatists, and I would consider myself to be a pretty pragmatic person.”
“In politics there is plenty of division, hostility, tribalism, posturing; but there's almost no curiosity. Instead of wondering why someone holds a certain set of beliefs and asking how they came to them, it is easier to gather a mob and silence opposing viewpoints by force.”
“Both my parents were Democrats. My dad was definitely more of a fiscally conservative traditional Democrat. My mom was more of a feminist Camelot Democrat. They definitely had an idealistic view of life as it should be in the United States. And they had a sense that government had to have some hand in making people's lives better.”
“I love the influence of surf culture on fashion in L.A.”
“Work always triumphs over dependency, as anyone who is engaging in the economy can attest.”
“What's cooler than pretending you hate money and giving away someone else's stuff under the guise of 'fairness?' You know what's cooler than that? Having the ability to make your own money, your own damn choices and not being subjected to mob theft that steals opportunity right out from under you.”
“I called Rory McIlroy a leprechaun and believe me I wanted to call him much worse.”
“If people want to watch music videos you can go to Youtube. But it would be great if there was still music on TV that people could check out and be visually excited by an artist.”
“The promise of socialism is a lie.”
“All of Obamacare has resulted in human suffering.”
“There's a difference between John Bolton and Mike Pompeo.”
“When the tax law changes and people are allowed to choose where their hard earned money goes, then do-gooders can opt to have their money go wherever they see fit. I would rather keep mine and invest and donate with greater efficiency.”
“All fraudulent elections should be condemned, including those in Turkey and Russia. And we need to be doubly mindful not to indulge amateur socialists in this country, because even though a Bernie Sanders presidency is a joke, the consequences of diet communism are deadly serious.”
“Abortion, to me, is an issue of personal responsibility.”
“If Rick Santorum and Rachel Maddow are both gunning for you, it probably means you're on the right track.”
“Leaders' like Maduro, Erdogan and Putin hate freedom because it gives filthy peasants too much say and power over their own lives.”
“Here is a piece of advice: If you want to strengthen your views, challenge them.”
“If money weren't cool, pseudo-socialists like Bill Maher and Chelsea Handler would tell jokes for free in soup kitchens.”
“I loved my time at MTV because the music was critical; the music was our thrust. That's what the channel was all about. And I loved that, because we were pushing the limits with how we were covering and interviewing and consuming music and bands.”