A nation that combines the America predilection towards violence, the American stockpile of weapons and the American lack of empathy for the earth's humiliated peoples is a dangerous nation.

You can't start a movement, but you can prepare for one

Maybe that's the definition of true contentment: choosing to rest in who God is, regardless of the circumstances.

Observing stupidity in others is a sure sign of stupidity in the observer.

The average bright young man who is drafted hates the whole business because an army always tries to eliminate the individual differences in men.

I don't get into the favorite songs thing, because so many speak to different parts of my life, but the music in the '90s is just unbeatable.

When guns are outlawed, only the Government will have guns. The Government - and a few outlaws. If that happens, you can count me among the outlaws.

The experience of writing 'The Kite Runner' is one I will always think back on with fondness. There is an energy, a romance in writing the first novel that can never be duplicated again.

In television, there's no time. You can't walk around and get into the mood. Nobody is going to wait for you. They're like, "Let's go!," and I'm like, "Wait, I haven't gotten in the mood!"

Never forget the essence of your spark!

Learning consists of ideas, and not of the noise that is made by the mouth.

We have a moral obligation to make sure the people who are being required to work have the opportunity to work. We must make sure the jobs are there.