Realism has always been called cynicism.

Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.

There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to say it all.

The unfed mind devours itself.

We are the United States of Amnesia, we learn nothing because we remember nothing.

Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller Y. But they're both just aspirin.

Write something, even if it's just a suicide note.

Persuading the people to vote against their own best interests has been the awesome genius of the American political elite from the beginning.

The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.

You know, I've been around the ruling class all my life, and I've been quite aware of their total contempt for the people of the country.

That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.

All men seek one goal: success or happiness.

You know what, we're very skinny in our family.

I feel like in order to challenge yourself you have to get out of and do things that feel wrong at first and find new things. It's important to look for those things.

It's tricky with monologues, and I never like to use that word. Like I told the actors, you are talking to somebody; there is no such thing as a monologue.

They put me on television. And the whole thing broke loose. It was wild, I tell ya for sure.

Of those hundreds of lawsuits [for Donald Trump], we're told 30 are significant. There's pressure for him to settle that suit before he goes into the office.

There is a clear link between protecting your car and home and protecting your life. So life insurance was a logical addition to the AA's range.

It is true that we are made of dust. And the world is also made of dust. But the dust has motes rising.

I like playing the guy on the sidelines. They have more fun.

My smile wavers as I revert to my natural state of being: nervous and weird.