Around the globe, millions more are mourning the death and celebrating the life of Pope John Paul II .Could any other world leader have drawn so many people to one place?

The difference between me and them is that I'll look at Jesse Jackson and I'll see four Jesse Jacksons, and they'll just see one, the clown ambulance chaser.

Once it was suggested that Saddam Hussein might give his weaponry to terrorists, or might use weapons himself in the region, then it became hard for the Democrats to say, 'Well, that can't happen.'

I'm so glad we had that storm last week.

Five years from now, 10 years from now, there's going to be a huge Islamic population in the world, they're going to be nationalistic, they're going to be religious, and they're going to be militant.

Toastmasters changed my life. They really did. Put me on the stage. I don’t know what I would have done without that positive boost.

The president of the United States, whoever it is, deserves a certain level of reverence and respect just because of the office he holds.

I know one thing: There are a billion Islamic people in the world today, and there will be about 2 billion by the time we're dead. They're not going to give up their religion.

Everything he's done is clean as a whistle. He's never not only broken any law, he's never done anything wrong.

And then there's Israel - a lot of people support Israel, and it's important to Israel to take out Iraq. So it's all mixed together. It's a combination of motives.

I'm not just gonna go after the black Jesse Jackson they all want to make fun of, but I know the wrong people are gonna laugh at that. I don't want to play to that crowd. I don't.

I'm thinking skywriting. 'Sorry I was an asshat. Please forgive my stupid butt.

Without complicit submission, authority holds no power.

When we were growing up our parents somehow made it clear that being famous was good. And I mistakenly thought that if I was famous then everyone would love me.

The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique.

The Cardinal ... It was as if a pulsing heart of flame passed by when he came winging through the orchard.

Never blog just to put something out there. I would post only things that excite me.

My idea of going to hell is going somewhere where there are no books.

What every human being should do is eat a vegetarian diet based on whole foods. Period.

Life Among the Savages is a disrespectful memoir of my children.

When I was growing up, there was no such thing as Off-Broadway. You either got your show on or you didn't.