Ive become invested with this symbolic power. It really does transcend what Im actually doing and what I actually deserve. – Nate Silver
Distinguishing the signal from the noise requires both scientific knowledge and self-knowledge. – Nate Silver
I love South American food, and I havent really been down there. I really need a vacation. – Nate Silver
Bill Clinton sitting on Air Force One getting his hair cut while people around the country cooled their heels and waited for him, became a metaphor for a populist president who had gotten drunk with the perks of his own power and was sort of, you know, not sensitive to what people wanted. – Dee Dee Myers