I don't support abortion. I could never participate in one. But I think it would be a mistake to make them illegal again.

If you were to come to Minnesota, I could have you locked up like that. That's power.

I love my country, not my government.

When I ran for governor of Minnesota, I only raised $300,000.

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people

Patriotism to your country is something that comes from your heart. It should be taught to you by your parents.

If you tell the truth, you don't need a long memory.

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people's business.

A vote is "wasted" when someone fails to vote their conscience.

A hero must be honorable, must have honor. And you can't have honor if you're a liar. There is no honor in lying.

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.

Jesus himself did not try to convert the two thieves on the cross

Man makes a death which Nature never made. And feels a thousand deaths in fearing one.

After long experience of politics, I have never found that there is any inhibition caused by ignorance as regards criticism.

Posts of honor are evermore posts of danger and of care.

If I weren't a writer, I'd be a psychiatrist.

Science is a fundamental part of our existence.

Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.

Meanwhile, life keeps moving forward. The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when?

When somebody turned me on to a Coltrane record around seventh grade, I took up saxophone.

Money will buy you a bed, but not a good night's sleep, a house but not a home, a companion but not a friend.