God, or what have you, will not be found at the far end of a syllogism, no matter how brilliantly phrased or conceived.

Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.

There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to say it all.

The unfed mind devours itself.

We are the United States of Amnesia, we learn nothing because we remember nothing.

Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller Y. But they're both just aspirin.

Write something, even if it's just a suicide note.

Persuading the people to vote against their own best interests has been the awesome genius of the American political elite from the beginning.

The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.

You know, I've been around the ruling class all my life, and I've been quite aware of their total contempt for the people of the country.

That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.

The mystery of grace is the power of God.

When I look at the Church today, not just in Africa but worldwide, it seems to me that we have come to love darkness even if we are called Church or some other religious names.

My work doesn't have the same rules as, say, Andy [Warhol]'s work. But it's gathered together for the simple reason that we all worked with the images and objects around us.

Everybody expects you to be qualified to talk about your films, but in a way, you're the least qualified person to talk about them. When you're finished, you don't watch them at all.

If you're not willing to risk, there are no rewards.

Our liberty cannot be taken away unless the people are themselves accomplices.

Don't ever think compassion is weak. Compassion is about strength.

I can't blame the drivers for making the move, and I can't blame the owners for being upset.

Hinduism with its message of ahimsa is to me the most glorious religion in the world.

If you see yourself as a "little sinner" you will inevitably see Jesus as a "little savior".