My father was predisposed to drunken rages. I would hide under the bed. My sister and I were talking just the other day about the terror a drunken man in a rage can create in a child.

Let me be clear - no one is above the law. Not a politician, not a priest, not a criminal, not a police officer. We are all accountable for our actions.

I got to grow up with a mother who taught me to believe in me.

If you wave a flag, make it an American Flag.

I'm not looking for a battle with anybody, neither the council nor our labor partners.

We in Los Angeles, who have ourselves been helped to stand up - to recover and rebuild after a disaster - want to help the families and communities of the Gulf Coast,.

Actually, as president of the Conference of Mayors, we passed the Simpson-Bowles plan as a template, as a template, as a frame work for moving forward and the president has done the same.

You can't just trot out a brown face or a Spanish surname and expect people are going to vote for your party or your candidate.

You all know I love L.A., but tonight I really love L.A.

I'm not one of the people who have to be in public office.

We're not a homogeneous party, anymore than the Republicans are. But we are a party that I think has a plan to take us forward.

To believe in God is to yearn for His existence and furthermore it is to act as if He did exist.

I wasn't the good looking guy, I wasn't the hot chick, I wasn't the fat guy, I didn't have a catchphrase, I didn't wear a silly hat. I was just trying to improve as a comedian.

I had a laptop when they weighed 10 pounds.

Nothing is pleasant that is not spiced with variety.

The purpose of direct action is to create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation.

Please, I don't want anybody to think I'm starving, I'm not. My health is perfect, actually.

Faith is the problem. Faith is unreliable way to think about problems that will not lead to the truth.

Depay walks around like he has won 10 European Cups. This attitude... what's it all about?

I don't mind your thinking slowly; I mind your publishing faster than you think.