The face of evil is always the face of total need.

We must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want to see the manager.'

After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it.

Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.

What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and, above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and sh*ts quantity.

I think anybody incapable of changing his mind is crazy.

Man is an artifact designed for space travel. He is not designed to remain in his present biologic state any more than a tadpole is designed to remain a tadpole.

The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.

Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.

Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.

The more you say, the less they remember.

I'm happy; I'm a happy person.

Anything else, Butler?" "The cosh, sir.

I work with the Humane Society a lot and have three rescue cats.

If it takes you 20 or 25 years to establish yourself in one field, you really ought to be careful not to stray too far.

There are so many difficult things and stories can make them palatable. That's the way I have always felt.

I think you need to have a tax system that basically is flat, fair and simple. And - that you can put on a post card. I mean, even Timothy Geithner could do this one and get it on time.

You believe God is not there, but He is, Hidden in the secret of the divine mystery

You may command nature to the extent only in which you are willing to obey her.

I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices to-day than any of you to secure peace.