I never believe anything in the world of entertainment until it actually happens and the check clears the bank.

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.

The boys feet have been up in the clouds since the win

Only the most uncritical minds are free from doubt.

The quality of moral behavior varies in inverse ratio to the number of human beings involved.

A lot of people in their 30's get nostalgic for their teen years. Then they get jobs in TV, become bitter and jaded and prematurely old. Then they turn their nostalgia into great television.

The whole thing with modeling with Estee Lauder - no one could have a better, nicer modeling job.

If England had scored in the first half, I think the young legs would have found younger hearts inside them

The world doesn´t believe the Bible, Christians don´t obey the Bible.

You're trying to create a screenplay and your screenplay is there to give you a structure, rigidity, situational awareness, who the characters are, what do they want, what's the shape of the thing.

Every time I write a book, I've probably taken five years off my life.

Many Chinese saw opium as a poison introduced by foreign enemies.