The doctrine of thrift for the poor is dumb and cruel, like advising them to try and lift themselves by their bootstraps.

The Socialist Party will no longer be running a candidate for president. The Democratic Party is leading this country to Socialism much faster than we could ever hope to.

If you want a symbolic gesture, don't burn the flag, wash it.

The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties and hold them in the right scale of values.

Dissent... is a right essential to any concept of the dignity and freedom of the individual; it is essential to the search for truth in a world wherein no authority is infallible.

The difference between Democrats and Republicans is: Democrats have accepted some ideas of Socialism cheerfully, while Republicans have accepted them reluctantly

The very existence of armaments and great armies psychologically accustoms us to accept the philosophy of militarism. They inevitably increase fear and hate in the world.

I am not the champion of lost causes, but the champion of causes not yet won.

Kennedy said that if we had nuclear war we'd kill 300 million people in the first hour. McNamara, who is a good businessman and likes to save, says it would be only 200 million.

Peace will never be entirely secure until men everywhere have learned to conquer poverty without sacrificing liberty or security.

Harry Truman proves that old adage that any man can become President of the United States.

Hey there, Hallie, welcome to the next place we need a Deer Crossing sign.' I didn't know that deers could

I like how blogging emulates fandom because it's so completist and spontaneous. It really mirrors the way people listen to music, and I like that fluidity with online content.

Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally the merest cowards.

We have a good opportunity to be good parents right now.

It is most difficult, in my mind, to separate any success, whether it be in your profession, your family, or as in my case, in basketball, from religion.

A stomach accustomed to hunger is satisfied with very little.

My style icons were Gwen Stefani, when she was in No Doubt, and then Shirley Manson in Garbage.

One of the greatest assets you have is your imagination.

I definitely want to write some fiction, for sure. I already have half of the next book. I already have it all mapped out. I'm ready. I'm ready to bring it to the world.

On one side, the mass of a mountain. A life I know. On the other, the universe of the clouds, so full of unknown that it seems empty to us. Too much space.