I have been aspiring to write some sort of literature for a long time.

As far as what I do love, I love birds; I love lavender.

Democracy is not a spectator sport, it's a participatory event. If we don't participate in it, it ceases to be a democracy.

A lot of people on Capitol Hill don't want to talk to me.

I'm interested to see what happens with Fox News and phone hacking. I really can't believe it just happens in Great Britain. Because really, who cares about just hacking phones over there?

There's a gullible side to the American people. They can be easily misled. Religion is the best device used to mislead them.

I'm a millionaire, I'm a multi-millionaire, I'm filthy rich. You know why I'm a multi-millionaire? 'Cause multi-millions like what I do.

The Iraqis who have risen up against the occupation are not 'insurgents' or 'terrorists' or 'The Enemy.' They are the REVOLUTION, the Minutemen, and their numbers will grow - and they will win.

This book, 'Stupid White Men,' has sold now over four million copies worldwide. Probably about half of that may be in the U.S. and Canada, and the rest, overseas.

Any time you got the Pope and the Dixie Chicks against you, your time is up.

Back in the '80s and '90s, when GM was consistently posting giant profits, they were simultaneously firing tens of thousands of workers in my hometown of Flint and across Michigan.

Even in silence and darkness, the heart can see more beauty than the eyes.

You yourself are a letter, read and known by all men.

Property damage is so much easier to live with than murder.

If a man wants to be of the greatest possible value to his fellow-creatures let him begin the long solitary task of perfecting himself.

Civilization depends on our expanding ability to produce food efficiently, which has markedly accelerated thanks to science and technology.

Release yourself from the power you've invested in your mirror and those around you - take control of who you are and how you feel!

But faithfulness can feed on suffering, And knows no disappointment.

I've taken magic lessons since I was five-years-old. When I was little I would wear a top hat and cape, and I'd get relentlessly beat up by jocks. That's why I don't care for sports.

But here's some advice, boy. Don't put your trust in revolutions. They always come around again. That's why they're called revolutions.

If you don't feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.