“I don't often get angered by the things press spokespeople say. Most o...” — Matt Taibbi Quote

“I don't often get angered by the things press spokespeople say. Most of these people have difficult jobs and are often forced to be the public faces of policies they had nothing to do with creating.”

“Creating legislation is a tough process. But watering down legislation? Strangling it with lawsuits and comment letters and blue-ribbon committees? Not so tough, it turns out.”

“The failure to work out sensible budgets makes it impossible for government agencies to make long-term plans, and instead leaves them scrambling to spend money in the short term.”

“When I was little, my older brother, Gary, was forced to read a book a week in fourth grade. The books he liked he threw on my bed when he was finished with them. This continued throughout my childhood and made me a reader for life.”

“Play is always voluntary. What might otherwise be play is work if it's forced.”

“There was a time my parents never listened to me. They wouldn't have forced me into marriage had they heard me out. But now, they support me.”