I read in order to write. I read out of obsession with writing.

We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.

People don’t mind Christianity until you show any sign of actually believing in it

May the Heavens be open to your prayers.

Think before you speak, unless it's urgent

Yet avarice is numbered among the sins, but stupidity omitted.

If you're crying under fire, then you wasn't built for war. If a pimp took your girl, then your girl was never yours.

The most successful people are those who are wildly enthusiastic about their work.

We don't have a tax revenue problem in Washington, we have a spending problem in Washington.

I was always making things. I made model airplanes and did a number of hands-on activities. I liked creating in some form or another, not realizing what it was all about.

Making movies, you're like an independent contractor - you come in, you have a specific job, and a lot of what you do is completely manipulated, which is good and bad.