“We can't reform mandatory spending in this area until we first deal wi...” — Tim Griffin Quote

“We can't reform mandatory spending in this area until we first deal with ours. I tell my colleagues, 'Let's get the moral high ground and demonstrate that we want to make changes to our pension, and then we can deal with the big problems.'”

“So far, Senate Republicans are good at getting Facebook likes and town halls and not much else. Do something.”

“There is nothing better than just policies that say, 'Come on: grow your jobs here.'”

“The only thing that scares me in the tech area is that it moves so fast that you have to be ready to invest in 20 things. Because if you just invest in one, next week, somebody has a better mousetrap, and you get taken to the cleaners.”

“It's not always possible to sit down and eat at home in this day and age of fast-paced living, but if you are going to eat out, do so as a family and support all the great local places in your areas. I'll still eat at the same diner I did as a kid with my parents.”

“I hope that every film I make has something to offer in the area of making people feel either vindicated or different in terms of who they are.”