“Obama's people will all often complain about how trivial and silly the...” — Michael Hastings Quote

“Obama's people will all often complain about how trivial and silly the media is, but there's no president who's probably benefited from this sort of trivialness or superficial nature as President Obama.”

“As for the like of Hillary Clinton, I - you know, I've covered Secretary of State Clinton before. I covered her during her campaign. And she's a very likable and charismatic person once you get the chance to spend any time close to her.”

“I write for fun. I had written a kind of media satire, but I doubt it will see the light of day. It was just a personal project.”

“You can complain about problems, and you can suffer from the ramifications of issues that are social in nature and impact you, but the best thing you can do is get off your couch, get out of your home and go do something about it.”

“I'd love a rule to be introduced that you can only ring up and complain about a programme if you can prove you've watched the whole programme.”

“Don't sit there and complain. Rub your hands together and figure out what to do.”