Sometimes in order to make progress and move ahead, you have to stand up and do the wrong thing.

If a jerk burns the flag, America is not threatened, democracy is not under siege, freedom is not at risk.

I'm in favor of immigration but we also need rules.

Sometimes people who are Jewish are held to a higher standard which sometimes we take great pride in.

We have to have some rules and regulations in America, or the world would empty out here.

Whether rich people make money or lose money, they get no sympathy from the public.

Patriots don't let their nation default.

Every gun sold should require a background check, period.

The ability to convince people of the wackiest notions - and both parties can do it - it's part of the dumbing down of America that's really highly problematic.

It used to be you had real friends on the other side of the aisle. Its not like that anymore. Society has changed. The public is to blame as well. I think the people have gotten dumber.

We're not looking at banning all weapons.

Without the gods, how would I sing?' I asked.With your own voice, ' he said.

Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.

I'm interested when things are upside down - because there are so many possibilities in that one moment. There is a lot that is exposed.

I still encourage anyone who feels at all compelled to write to do so. I just try to warn people who hope to get published that publication is not all it is cracked up to be. But writing is.

Life is a b*tch depending how you dress her.

A REASSURING ANNOUNCEMENT Please, be calm, despite that previous threat. I am all bluster - I am not violent. I am not malicious. I am a result.

If a caterpillar doesn't know its future has wings, it hardly experiences itself as land-bound.

I meditate so I know how to find a peaceful place within to be calm and peaceful.

TV is what sells your product.

There is no power on earth that can loosen a man's grip on his own throat