I'm not homophobic, I'm not a bigot, I'm not pandering to hatred.

I feel kind of like the black sheep in Congress, but here I am.

People underestimate me, but I've always been a stretch runner.

If anybody ever dares to compare Bob Dole to Clinton, then they're comparing a criminal to an honest man.

Don't cling to fame. You're just borrowing it. It's like money. You're going to die, and somebody else is going to get it.

People have said to me, 'You can't write songs. You can't play an instrument.' But I've got 10 gold records.

We all love the environment, but we have placed creatures above people. A rat is a rat.

With all due respect to lawyers, it's wonderful that you have this intricate knowledge. You break down words to the nth degree. And sometimes I find it rather disgusting. And it goes on and on.

We must get rid of the IRS. It's a bureaucracy fraught with totalitarianism.

Put your ego aside and play as a team.

Cher wanted to be an entertainer more than I've seen anybody want to be an entertainer in my life.

A myth is something that has never happened, but is happening all the time.

Directors are never in short supply of girlfriends.

I foresee the Chinese ruling the world. What are you going to do to stop it? No president of the United States will ever have enough power to stop the Chinese when they want to take over the world.

Soften my hard self-opinionatedness, which time has hardened so exceedingly!

The masses have never thirsted after truth. Whoever can supply them with illusions is easily their master; whoever attempts to destroy their illusions is always their victim.

I'm always cribbing from real life. I'm not a very creative filmmaker.

This is the difference between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and Sen. Kaine. They are career public servants. Donald Trump is a businessman, not a career politician. He built a business.

Silence gives consent.

You just got to be #patient, be focused, you know there are lots of distractions out there.

I try to live my life to the best, but I just always preach that you should just work hard and do your best.