“One of my big beliefs about Washington is that we highly overstate the...” — Ezra Klein Quote

“One of my big beliefs about Washington is that we highly overstate the power of individuals and highly underrate seeing Washington as a system, in general, but, in particular, we highly underrate the power of Congress.”

“When I first came to Washington, what I admired most was that people were just really, really smart with a tremendous amount of intellectual horsepower and the ability to look at an issue and say something fresh.”

“My only advice is to try to get the job that's most like the job you want, rather than the one that's more prestigious. Always try to be the talent.”

“In so far as I have any beliefs, I suppose I'm like that old Peggy Lee song, 'Is That All There Is?' I want to believe there's something else going on, but what that something else is I don't pretend to know.”

“No one can travel your own road for you; you must travel it for yourself. My faith in this stems from my childhood. I grew up in a family with a system of religious beliefs handed down to me.”

“Everyone has different beliefs. There are no ups and downs in it. The Dravidian model of government has never been a hindrance to those beliefs.”