Cynicism Is The Last Refuge

You Have To Keep A Sense Of Humor About Yourself, More Than Anything Else. You've Got To Take The Issues Very Seriously, But You Can't Take Yourself Too Seriously. And Washington Is A City In Which Everybody Takes Themselves Extraordinarily Seriously.

I, From The Luxury Of My Laptop Computer, Can Summon Extraordinary Bargains On Everything I Want, And I Can Also Move My Savings Anywhere. This Ability To Choose More Broadly And To Switch More Easily Is The Central Fact Of Modern Economic Life.

What We Really Need To Understand Here Is That It`s All About Power. This Is Where The Surge Is Coming From For Bernie Sanders. In Some Ways, It`s A Very Different - It`s A Different Surge, But It`s Coming Out Of The Same Sort Of Sense Of Fundamental Powerlessness And Anger And Frustration For Donald Trump.

Cynicism Is The Largest Obstacle To Social Change. Cynicism Is Dangerous Because People Throw Up Their Hands And Say, "well It's Not Possible. Why Should I Even Try?"

Organizations Aren't Loyal; They Can't Be. They Have To Be Nimble, They Have To Change. That Means Everybody In Every Organization Will Have One Eye On His Or Her Own Brand, And The Other Eye On The Organization Of Which He Or She Is A Part. And The First Loyalty - Self-loyalty - Is Becoming More And More Dominant, Simply As A Survival Strategy. I'm In No Way Blaming Anyone Here; This Is Just Simply A Fact Of Life.