I want to get enough [money] to take off the hardships of life and leave me free to follow the ideas that interest me the most.

There's something better than an 'excuse' for your mistake, which is 'now you know how to stop it from happening again'.

Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.

A lot of people died fighting tyranny. The least I can do is vote against it.

You must do right before you feel good.

Two increasing themes which appear to dominate our listening, reading and watching lives are propaganda and 'national security', or manufactured war.

SNL was a dream come true for me. It was a fantastic year. I dont have any regrets.

When it's over I just want to be able to look in the mirror and say, 'Well, you were a half-decent player.'

And in Life's noisiest hour, There whispers still the ceaseless Love of Thee, The heart's Self-solace and soliloquy. You mould my Hopes, you fashion me within.

When it comes to pay raises, Congress always plays the role of Grinch. The bill extends an existing pay freeze for Vice President Joe Biden, specifically, and senior political appointees broadly.

All evil is like a nightmare; the instant you stir under it, the evil is gone.