I wanted to work with Cate Blanchett. She is one of the five greatest movie actresses of her generation.

Every time we sit down to eat, we make a choice. Please choose vegetarianism. Do it for animals. Do it for the environment and do it for your health.

If Obama was white, he’d be up by 17 points.

Books make great gifts because you don't have to plug them in.

Never go with a hippie to a second location.

One of the truest things to commit to is your own nature.

Behind each number is a person, a victim, whose individual story is ghastly.

To be in this business and have tremendous integrity and only make distinguished choices is very tough.

New York City is a mismanaged carnival of stupidity that is desperate for revenue and anxious to criminalize behavior once thought benign.

I wanted to be president of the United States. I really did. The older I get, the less preposterous the idea seems.

Only one thing counts in this life - get them to sign on the line that is dotted.

God first love us.

And then I know I'm being a man, not just some kid who's upset and wants it his way.

Arguing that the only problem with a free market is lack of competition, is like arguing that that the only problem with prostitution is that there aren't enough pimps.

My new life was unstable and unsure, but each new day was shot through with new possibility.

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

I like to keep the median age in my lab low because they will indulge me in my dreams. They don't yet think things are impossible.

I think stress is anything going on in our lives that impinges on our capacity to have optimum well being.

If you're still drawing breath, God's not done with you yet. Don't quit. Be brave and believe God is for you.

The Yankees have twenty-five heroes.

Pause and remember - When you fight reality, you will lose every time. Once you accept the situation for what it truly is, not what you want it to be, you are then free to move forward.