Anybody who believes the surge has not succeeded, militarily, politically and in most other ways, frankly, does not know the facts on the ground.

We are taught to understand, correctly, that courage is not the absence of fear, but the capacity for action despite our fears.

Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country.

I am fully prepared to be commander in chief... I don't need on-the-job training.

Courage is the enforcing virtue, the one that makes possible all the other virtues common to exceptional leaders: honesty, integrity, confidence, compassion and humility

Washington is a Hollywood for ugly people. Hollywood is a Washington for the simpleminded.

Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno.

Fear is the opportunity for courage, not proof of cowardice.

The core political values of our free society are so deeply embedded in our collective consciousness that only a few malcontents, lunatics generally, ever dare to threaten them.

I believe in evolution. But I also believe, when I hike the Grand Canyon and see it at sunset, that the hand of God is there also.

Thank God for our form of government. The media won't let there be any cover-up.

When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons.

I wanted to make sure that I did one movie in my career that mothers hug me for.

When I'm casting a picture, I think who I'd like to see in it if I was sitting in a theater. Who would surprise me?

I communicate mostly via e-mail and receive hundreds of e-mails a day.

Tofu hot dogs are actually scarier than real hot dogs. It's like wanting the worst possible meat product without even the thrill of it actually being meat.

I think there are opportunities for women in comedies - how zany is up to them.

Colin thought about the dork mantra: sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. What a dirty lie.

Never has man reached his destination by persistence in deviation from the straight path.

Life is short, you better make the most of it.

I think that you love who you love, and there are people who you love that people aren't going to understand why, and that sort of doesn't really matter.