Conspiracy theory is the ultimate refuge of the powerless. If you cannot change your own life, it must be that some greater force controls the world.

Never underestimate the human capacity for delusion.

Iraq and Afghanistan have exacted a toll on America - in lives, treasure and standing - that it will take a generation to work through.

The riveting moral power of the Arab Spring comes from its homegrown quality. This is about Arabs overcoming fear to become agents of their own transformation and liberation.

Conspiracy theories are the refuge of the disempowered.

Beliefs shape the size of our opportunities. Love expands them beyond faith.

I think our collective psychosis is hilarious. With the world moving as fast as it is, if we weren't dysfunctional, we couldn't function.

As a good wine must be kept in a good cask, so a wholesome body is the proper foundation for a well-appointed inner ground.

I grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm, so when I come to Washington, I'll know how to cut pork.

I don't think anyone really is interested in reading about my emotional state. It's not even interesting to me.

Feelings aren't forever. Time waits for no one, but progress waits for man to enact it.

A life is never useless. Each soul that came down to Earth is here for a reason.

What do you call a bad man? The sort of man who admires innocence.

I’m happily married. I’ve got more than enough to eat at home.

On one side you have book burners, Congressional wives and Pat Robertson. On the other side, you have vulgar comedians, foul-mouthed rap groups and Dennis Hopper—all your choices should be so easy.