Iraq's always been very secular.

Yuppies don't have loyalty. They have useful relationships and meaningful encounters.

Barack Obama is not going to beat Hillary Clinton in a single Democratic primary. I’ll predict that right now.

White women are a problem, that's, you know - we all live with that.

If we free the people of Iraq, we will be respected in the Arab world... and I think we will be respected around the world.

[the war in Iraq] "could have terrifically good effects troughout the Middle East

Whenever I hear anything described as a heartless assault on our children, I tend to think it’s a good idea.

Having defeated and then occupied Iraq, democratizing the country should not be too tall an order for the world's sole superpower.

American power should be used not just in the defense of American interests but for the promotion of American principles.

If the American people really come to a settled belief that Bush lied us into war, his presidency will be over.

I've always rebelled a little when people say, 'My Jewish values lead me to really care about the poor.' I know some Christians who care about the poor, too.

Writers don't get mad they get even in their novels.

Don't be afraid to show your soul, we need plenty of soul to show in this world.

Humans are not made for endless light. Humans need their darknesses.

Man is a phase of nature, and only as he is related to nature does he matter, does he have any account whatever above the dust.

I'm mostly just getting used to the idea that people want to hear what I have to say.

You might be a redneck if going to the bathroom involves shoes and a flashlight.

Don't put no constrictions on da people! Leave 'em the hell alone!

The enemy is not Islam, the great world faith, but a perversion of Islam.

When bad things happened to other people, I imagined them happening to me. I didn’t know if this was empathy or theft.

Faith is a creative force. When we operate by faith, we employ the creative power of God.