Do we elect a man because of what he stands for, because of where he stands on the issues, because how he makes the nation feel?

I'm an immigrant and I've always wanted to write something about America.

There will be good days and bad, which means that some days I may be cranky and some days really cranky!

I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world.

Patriotism is (like) loving your family whether it is good or bad, while always striving to make it better. Nationalism simply insists 'Hey my family is the best'.

I have never spent a day in my adult life where I didn't learn something, and if there is a born-again quality to me, that's it.

I don't think a reporter should give advice or make predictions.

Have a sense of humor about life - you will need it. And be courteous.

I think Chris Matthews is a very bright guy. I'd listen to him even if he didn't shout at people.

I don't think anybody who looks carefully at us thinks that we are a left-wing or a right-wing organization.

I'm not a slave to objectivity. I'm never quite sure what it means. And it means different things to different people.

Please stop. If you keep chipping off little pieces of my heart, soon there will be no heart left with which to love you.

Bloodlust – the disease that makes us the monsters we are known to be

Life is a fairy tale. Live it with wonder and amazement.

If a composer has a nice wife and some nice children, how can he let the children starve on his dissonances?

Both America and Britain understand that governments must be responsive to everyday working people, that governments must represent their own citizens.

How many women does one need to sing the scale of love all the way up and down?

I really do believe 2012 is coming. What do you think about that?

And yet their wills did not yield, and they struggled on.

I am a fan of 'SNL' and a big Jimmy Fallon fan, too.

The most useful is the greatest.