[Congress] and their cronies secure more than one hundred billion dollars in corporate welfare

The danger in media concentration comes not from the concentration, but instead from the feudalism that this concentration, tied to the change in copyright, produces.

The war against illegal file-sharing is like the church's age-old war against masturbation. It's a war you just can't win.

Creation always involves building upon something else. There is no art that doesn't reuse. And there will be less art if every reuse is taxed by the appropriator.

Before the monopoly should be permitted, there must be reason to believe it will do some good - for society, and not just for monopoly holders.

Monopoly controls have been the exception in free societies; they have been the rule in closed societies.

We are on the cusp of this time where I can say, "I speak as a citizen of the world" without others saying, "God, what a nut."

If the Internet teaches us anything, it is that great value comes from leaving core resources in a commons, where they're free for people to build upon as they see fit.

A culture without property, or in which creators can't get paid, is anarchy, not freedom.

Of all the creative work produced by humans anywhere, a tiny fraction has continuing commercial value. For that tiny fraction, the copyright is a crucially important legal device.

Technology means you can now do amazing things easily; but you couldn't easily do them legally.

Notice how extraordinary your life truly is. It’s filled with love. Open your heart to it.

I don't necessarily like anniversaries that much.

The intelligence of an individual in not a fixed quantity.

Freedom can exist only in the society of knowledge. Without learning, men are incapable of knowing their rights.

My mother always tried to keep a little bit of British culture in our family. We'd drink tea all the time!

You were created on purpose for a purpose. There is a thirst and hunger in your heart that is real. Pay attention to it.

I was loosely aware that most of my characters were fundamentally selfish people, but I didn't intentionally make that a theme.

Lincoln was right about not fooling all the people all the time. But Republicans haven't given up trying.

I would make the movie industry more like the television industry. TV is more material driven. In TV, you can break new stars. TV can take more chances.

I am fascinated by this partnership between Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett. It's magic and I love it.