Harry Reid:

Cybersecurity is dead for this Congress.

Natasha Singer:

Soon there may be no personal spaces left for our private thoughts.

Jeremiah Grossman:

If people knew just how much of their personal information they unwittingly make available to each and every Web site they visit -- even sites they've never been to before -- they would be disturbed. If they give that Web site just one click of the mouse, out goes even more personally identifiable data, including full name and address, hometown, school, marital status, list of friends, photos, other Web sites they are logged in to, and in some cases, their browser's auto-complete data and history of other sites they have visited.

Ministry's next single?

Just one click

Like if I boarded a train
Trying to take in another station
Join us and the choice will be made
Unless we kill the lie as a nation

Just one click

Stephen Colbert:

You have to be vigilant to stay ignorant.

Gillian Orr, on David McRaney's new book:

The brain is very invested in taking chaos and turning it into order.

The Misconception: Your opinions are the result of years of rational, objective analysis.

The Truth: Your opinions are the result of years of paying attention to information that confirmed what you believed, while ignoring information that challenged your preconceived notions.

Andrew Piper:

It turns out that not paying attention is one of the best ways of discovering new ideas.