Carter is the best President the Soviet Union ever had.

Never assume the obvious is true.

Nobody stands taller than those willing to stand corrected.

To be accused of 'channeling' is to be dismissed as a ventriloquist's live dummy, derogated at not having a mind of one's own.

When articulation is impossible, gesticulation comes to the rescue.

As long as one American is hungry... then we have unfinished business in this country.

It is in the nature of tyranny to deride the will of the people as the voice of the mob, and to denounce the cry for freedom as the roar of anarchy.

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

Only in grammar can you be more than perfect.

The Latin motto over Poindexter's new Pentagon office reads Scientia Est Potentia - "knowledge is power." Exactly: the government's infinite knowledge about you is its power over you.

Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.

If knowledge is not democratized, power can never be.

There are not wings of dreams that have not previously dealt with the flight of black thoughts.

I've always loved the experience of working together with other people toward an artistic goal.

Life is never easy for those who dream.

We do not believe that in this country, freedom is reserved for the lucky, or happiness for the few.

He managed to convey indifference, contempt, and boredom in the one word.

Unfortunately, the world continues, history continues to produce tragedies. And it is very important that they be documented in a humane way, in a compelling way.

A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding.

It's become normal for me to walk on set as Popeye, Frankenstein or an Elf or even a chicken.

Yeah, snakes. They're my fear factor.