There is a huge difference between gathering intelligence in foreign countries, even our allies, and secretly getting information on U.S. citizens.

The problem is, we've had three generations of Iranians who have come to really hate the United States. The Persians used to be a pretty strong - my on problem with people who say don't talk to him.

Asking politicians to vote themselves out of power is like asking rabbits not to multiply, it ain't natural.

Mitt Romney had a fundraiser in Israel with a bunch of diamond merchants, we don't know the names of them.

Some days I feel like I'm only the fire hydrant to Westminster dog show.

I think you got to keep in mind that Obama was raised among Muslims, and I think he really does not want to use the word war on terror because he was raised in that community.

I came from a dysfunctional family - very dysfunctional. And my father used to find great humor in throwing me down the stairs.

We need to gather intelligence, but we need to do so legally.

If we have intelligence on the location of terrorist training centers, it is insane not to act.

When I came to faith, I was on pro-choice boards, and I dropped off of those because you couldn't read the Bible and be pro-choice.

Anger in the black community towards Republicans is established and immutable.

The greatest obstacle to true learning is the inability to say "I don't know.

When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow.

Two things define you: Your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything.

Culture in its higher forms is a delicate plant which depends on a complicated set of conditions and is wont to flourish only in a few places at any given time.

Courage comes from acting courageously on a day-to-day basis.

She's singing to-night to bring the chandelier down!

I’ve always thought you are what you are and you shouldn’t pretend to be anyone else. But Oliver used to correct me and explain that you are whoever it is you’re pretending to be.

Nonprofits are the intermediaries between generosity and social change.

Especially in the last 10 years, the writing on animated shows has jumped by leaps and bounds.

All men die, but not all men really live.