Social Security is not just another government spending program. It is a promise from generation to generation.

My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize.

We need a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to control the so-called free speech rights of corporations.

Most people seem unaware that corporate influence and wealth has taken over public policy, such that government policy now favors the wealthy few at the expense of the people.

Most Americans have parents or grandparents who immigrated to this country, and we know the hardships they faced, from learning the language to dealing with prejudice.

The rising costs of higher education coupled with the stress of paying student loans are putting increasing pressure on students.

Programs like food stamps, unemployment insurance, Medicaid, and job retraining help Americans get back on their feet when they are down and out and laid off through no fault of their own.

America deserves common sense immigration reform that reflects our interests and our values as Americans.

The military is a machine of war. Not a law enforcement agency.

I think our lives are surely but the dreamsOf spirits, dwelling in the distant spheres, Who as we die, do one by one awake.

I've never experienced chronic poverty, but I know what it's like to live on £3 a week.

We want our children to live in an America...that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet.

Hell was OK, until some wise guy went to heaven and came back

A man must study general conditions, to seize them so as to be able to anticipate probabilities.

I was always very... impatient about showing my paintings to people.

Some of the federal programs to help homeowners were never fully implemented.

Innovation is everything. When you're on the forefront, you can see what the next innovation needs to be. When you're behind, you have to spend your energy catching up.

If people behaved in the same way nations do they would all be put in straitjackets.

In terms of the movie business, being in a 'Lord of the Rings' has given me more interesting options as work.