Artists are indeed unlikely to be good, goodness would silence them.

I feel angry but not homocidal

Love rarely waits for permission.

A person must have a good memory to keep the promises he has made. A person must have a strong imagination to be able to have pity. So closely is morality tied to the quality of the intellect.

I mean, there was a serious international effort to say to Saddam Hussein: 'You're a threat'. And the 9/11 attacks accentuated that threat, as far as I'm concerned.

Our country will not stand for any political plan that includes amnesty for insurgents.

Man goes far away or near but God never goes far-off; he is always standing close at hand, and even if he cannot stay within he goes no further than the door.

My dad is Irish. I spent my childhood going back and forth between Ireland and America.

I believe the universe created us - we are an audience for miracles. In that sense, I guess, I'm religious.

It all begins with the initial tone coming from the cabinet, but EQ at the board is very important.

I'm not acting, but I am acting.