Learning to be your natural self in front of five cameras and a silent studio takes time. Trying to be funny under duress is probably a lot like trying to play golf relaxed under pressure.

I majored in the history and literature of Russia and Britain. It has not helped my career.

It's not an easy job to think creatively and then also have to think logistically.

I never came out to the Hamptons when I was younger - it was always a fancy and exotic place.

I had a real yearning to make use of the opportunities I had at school. When I heard about the gap year of teaching English at a Tibetan monastery, I knew I had to do something about it really quickly, otherwise it was going to get allocated.

Time passed solely in the pursuit of pleasure leaves no solid enjoyment for the future; but from the hours you spend in reading and studying useful books, you will gather a golden harvest in future years.

The College Access and Opportunity Act addresses the important need to make higher education more affordable and easier to access for low and middle-income students.

You learn history in school, and you have a reverential feeling toward it. But by being irreverent, it feels current.