I wish President Obama had succeeded because I want America to succeed.

We will strengthen our security by building missile defense, restoring our military might, and standing by and strengthening our intelligence officers.

I like PBS. I love Big Bird ... But I'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for it.

I'm not going to wear rose-colored glasses when it comes to Russia, or Mr. Putin.

I have never once regretted missing a business opportunity so that I could be with my children and grandchildren.

My wife drives a couple of Cadillacs.

I have some friends who are NASCAR team owners.

I am in favor of stem-cell research. I am not in favor of creating new human embryos through cloning.

Isn't it fitting that so many of those who have contempt for the private sector will soon find themselves back in it?

There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what.

I'm not familiar precisely with what I said, but I'll stand by what I said, whatever it was.

Leaves lift trees.

I was a street performer for two years.

Do you know how much damage we could do to each other in an hour?

People on death row, the treatment of animals, women's right to choose. So much in America is based on religious fundamentalist Christianity. Grow up! This is the modern world!

If you're genuinely candid and expressive then you're never wrong, even when you are wrong.

Before you go out there and try to conquer the universe... get your act together.

All my different kinds of artwork have been designed to inspire people to think. They may not always agree with me, but at least they will have some feelings and some passion about whatever it is.

We always strive after what is forbidden, and desire the things refused us.

Is an institution always a man's shadow shortened in the sun, the lowest common denominator of everybody in it?

The effect is delusion, and therefore the cause must be delusion.