I went to all-girls' schools my whole life, so every model of leadership that I saw was a young girl or a woman, and so there was never any hesitation that women could lead. I know what I believe.

Unemployment benefits are creating jobs faster than practically any other program

Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs.

Hamas is a humanitarian organization.

But we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy.

If I had my way, sporting guns would be strictly regulated, the rest would be confiscated

I believe in natural gas as a clean, cheap alternative to fossil fuels.

Pass the bill to find out what's in it

As many of you know, I came from San Francisco. We don't have a lot of farms there. Well, we do have one - it's a mushroom farm, so you know what that means.

Civilization as we know it today would be in jeopardy if the Republicans win the Senate.

I don’t remember saying that everybody in the country would have a lower premium.

I like when a man has a positive self-image, no matter what he looks like. I'm not into rock-hard abs.

I never felt like I was stealing anyone's fans as much as I was introducing some younger people to comedy who will eventually find tons of other comedians that they love.

Good bread and good butter go together. They are one of the perfect marriages in gastronomy, and they never fail to cheer me.

Dependence goes somewhat against the grain of a generous mind; and it is no wonder that it should do so, considering the unreasonable advantage which is often taken of the inequality of fortune.

Only a fool or a fraud talks tough or romantically about war.

The kind of churches we played in, it wasn't about how good you could play your instrument, it was about how much you enjoyed playing your instrument.

When your consciousness becomes a still mirror, a still lake, a silent reservoir of energy, God is reflected in it.

Don't confuse good taste with the absence of taste.

Like pollen on a honeybee, flattery clings to the things you tell yourself.

There was a long time where I was an "artist" in quotes, who had no money. But I guess back then I also never had a girlfriend.