Mission accomplished? The mission in Iraq, as laid out by President Bush and Vice President Cheney, has failed.

Congress is not an ATM.

This war is not necessary. We are truly sleepwalking through history.

It is the Constitution of the United States that has been undermined, undercut, and is under attack. It is the American people's liberties that is in jeopardy. That is why I wrote 'Losing America.'

Hitler never abandoned the cloak of legality; he recognized the enormous psychological value of having the law on his side. Instead, he turned the law inside out and made illegality legal.

Be sure you avoid the Ku Klux Klan. Don't get that albatross around your neck. Once you've made that mistake, you inhibit your operations in the political arena.

It is money, money, money! Not ideas, not principles, but money that reigns supreme in American politics.

If the voters really understood what we were up to they'd vote us out of office.

The money the president wants to borrow for Iraq will come directly out of the American taxpayer wallets in the form of Medicare and Social Security receipts. That's your money

The ongoing strife in Iraq, and the billions of dollars that the President is seeking to continue that war, give me little comfort that this Administration has learned from its mistakes in Iraq.

America’s true power lies not in its will to dominate but in its ability to inspire.

Hope for the best and Prepare for the Worst.

We betray our modern arrogance and forget the place of mystery in God's dealing with us.

If you look historically, what creates growth and wealth is innovation and investment, and increase in scale - more customers.

In terms of stories I would buy for a science fiction magazine, if they take place in the future, that might do it.

Meryl Streep is awesome. I really want to work with Emma Stone; she is adorable. Now I want to work with Octavia Spencer, because I met her and she's really funny.

Most actors don't really have a director's sensibility. They have an actor's sensibility.

I love to listen to the music that first inspired me - I get that fresh feeling back.

I've always wanted to direct and as I grow and I get older and I get older I just want to let that evolve.

When you have the paparazzi hiding in the bushes outside your home, the only thing you can control is how you respond publicly.

The warm sun kissed the earthTo consecrate thy birth,And from his close embraceThy radiant faceSprang into sight,A blossoming delight.