America has an ability to try to make some things happen that other countries don't necessarily have.

I would rather be the candidate of the NAACP than the NRA.

The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice for our country, there are no Republicans; there are no Democrats; there are only Americans.

I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service.

Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art of the probable - tinkering around the edges without any greater vision, without a sense of optimism and imagination.

I'm proud of my medals. I always was proud of them.

It's hard to believe that in the greatest democracy in the world, we need legislation to prevent the government from writing and paying for the news.

Being lectured by the president on fiscal responsibility is a little bit like Tony Soprano talking to me about law and order in this country.

How do you ask a man to be the last man to die in Vietnam? How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?

Climate change is real. The science is compelling. And the longer we wait, the harder the problem will be to solve.

You just don't invade another country on phony pretext in order to assert your interests!

Every thing—every atom is conscious. To find it we have to open our eyes and see with a higher consciousness.

Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.

Your first kiss is destiny knocking.

Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts has got to have Ted Kennedy rolling over in his grave, spilling his drink.

if you want to keep happiness , you have to share it !

We're going to build a wall, folks. We're going to build a wall. That wall will go up so fast, your head will spin.

Any defense of common sense must allow that it is revisable.

...no way through it but through it," I tell myself.

Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.

I feel like I share a great relationship with my audience where they trust my judgment and choice of films and sense of comedy.