“I don't think there could've been a pitch as crass as Trump's 'I can f...” — Naomi Klein Quote

“I don't think there could've been a pitch as crass as Trump's 'I can fix America because I'm rich' without that groundwork laid by Davos and the Clinton Global Initiative.”

“We have a structural problem because you can simultaneously understand the medium to long-term risks of climate change and also come to the conclusion that it is in your short-term economic interest to invest in oil and gas. Which is why, you know, anybody who tells you that the market is going to fix this on its own is lying to you.”

“But if you want to be a songwriter-based musician, whether you play punk or rock or country or jazz, whatever, you have to work on your songwriting and you have to work on being able to play in front of people, I think. That performance is how you create the groundwork for a lasting career.”

“Players have already done a lot of groundwork trying to fight systems, I think we have to continue to do that, and as things happen to play out.”

“With acting, you have to put in the groundwork, then maybe you'll get lucky. It's a slog but it's also fun.”