“If we want our regulators to do better, we have to embrace a simple id...” — James Surowiecki Quote

“If we want our regulators to do better, we have to embrace a simple idea: regulation isn't an obstacle to thriving free markets; it's a vital part of them.”

“Publishers, naturally, loathe used books and have developed strategies to depress the secondhand market. They bring out new, even more expensive editions of popular textbooks every three to four years, in a classic cycle of planned obsolescence.”

“Campaigns fail if they waste resources courting voters who are unpersuadable or already persuaded. Their most urgent task is to find and persuade the few voters who are genuinely undecided and the larger number who are favorably disposed but need a push to actually vote.”

“When I left prison, I had to figure out how to embrace my past.”

“When you're a regular on your show, that's your family. When people come in and out, it doesn't mean that you don't embrace them, but they have to leave.”

“When you're in prison, you either embrace religion or you reject it. I embraced it; it was a very spiritual time for me.”