Sound doctrine is sound politics.

Moral outrage is the most powerful motivating force in politics.

Never give a bureaucrat a chance to say no.

Winners aren't perfect. They made fewer mistakes than their rivals.

The winner in a political contest is determined by the number and the effectiveness of the activists on the respective sides.

Don't get mad except on purpose.

You can't save the world if you can't pay the rent.

In politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed.

Politics is of the heart as well as of the mind. Many people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.

Political technology determines political success.

Actions have consequences.

When it is time for religion to vanish from the face of earth upon having finished its service of psychological reinforcement to humanity, Mother Nature will make that happen one way or another.

To do something very common, in my own way.

To become a filthy rich, first you need to be filthy.

The challenge, really, on any new film is to try to avoid that and achieve a few moments that aren't cliche.

The earlier, the more fun. Why put it off? It’s the atomic age!

Children allowed to take responsibility and given a serious part in the larger world are always superior to those merely permitted to play and be passive.

My whole family is in orthotics and prosthetics, so I grew up having to check for scoliosis every week. 'Come over. Let me feel your spine.

The origins of Judeo-Christianity are to be found in Egypt.

Even though my work is whimsical. I have a very serious job. I cry more than I laugh.

Try things. Laugh a lot. Mess up. Apologize. Hug people. Take chances. Trust yourself. Lose things. Get over it.