“Conservatives spent an awful long time ignoring things: the birthers, ...” — Charlie Sykes Quote

“Conservatives spent an awful long time ignoring things: the birthers, the bigots, the xenophobes, the alternative-reality media. We had assumed that they were postcards from the fringe.”

“The GOP was once the party of William F. Buckley Jr., Ronald Reagan, and John McCain.”

“At one time, the Left had a monopoly not merely of the media and academia, but also of the world of policy think tanks.”

“It is an uphill fight to persuade workers that the minimum wage is not in their interest.”

“We desperately need to have a public that actually cares whether things are true of not.”

“Some people ask how the conservative media can continue to defend Trump. It's very easy for them: No matter how bad Trump is, the mainstream media and the Left will always be worse, you know? Don't expect Rush Limbaugh to turn on him.”

“Ring Kuot, a 15-year-old Sudanese boy, was rumored to be eight feet three. And until Leonid's emergence at eight feet four inches last spring, people generally assumed that Radhouane Charbib of Tunisia, at seven feet nine, was the tallest documented man in the world.”

“Looking back now on our workload, I just shake my head at our pace. 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' was my first series, so I didn't know anything about that when I started. I just assumed it was normal to make 26 episodes a year on a seven-day shooting schedule.”

“I always assumed scientists were free to ask any question, pursue any line of inquiry without fear or reprisal.”

“I was bullied from the age of 11 onwards. I was always much bigger than the other kids. I spoke nicely, didn't swear, and I refused to try to fit in and be like everyone else. People assumed I thought I was above everyone else.”

“I think that people assumed I was white because of my last name. My father is Caucasian, my mother is Hispanic. But English was my second language, believe it or not.”