There's no such thing as an independent person.

I'm an immigrant and I've always wanted to write something about America.

There will be good days and bad, which means that some days I may be cranky and some days really cranky!

I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world.

Patriotism is (like) loving your family whether it is good or bad, while always striving to make it better. Nationalism simply insists 'Hey my family is the best'.

I have never spent a day in my adult life where I didn't learn something, and if there is a born-again quality to me, that's it.

I don't think a reporter should give advice or make predictions.

Have a sense of humor about life - you will need it. And be courteous.

I think Chris Matthews is a very bright guy. I'd listen to him even if he didn't shout at people.

I don't think anybody who looks carefully at us thinks that we are a left-wing or a right-wing organization.

I'm not a slave to objectivity. I'm never quite sure what it means. And it means different things to different people.

Time cannot put anything in your hands until you let go off the time.

They are doing away with drive-ins. Now where are the teenagers going to go to not watch a movie?

A man must get a thing before he can forget it.

I love everything, but I really love rock music. Incubus, Augustana, Nirvana, Chevelle, iHi-Hi-Fi, they're my really good friends.

Believe me, the library is the temple of God. Education is the most sacred religion of all.

Despite the knowledge that her affections were unattainable, I couldn't help but be drawn to try.

Men ought to be most annoyed by the sufferings which come from their own faults.

True champions aren't always the ones that win, but those with the most guts.

When you talk about presidents, loyalty is a great thing until it becomes a bad thing. Witness once again Watergate.

You cannot, sir, take from me any thing that I will more willingly part withal: except my life, except my life, except my life.