Three of the top six documentaries of all time, grossing, are made by me.

As far as what I do love, I love birds; I love lavender.

Democracy is not a spectator sport, it's a participatory event. If we don't participate in it, it ceases to be a democracy.

A lot of people on Capitol Hill don't want to talk to me.

I'm interested to see what happens with Fox News and phone hacking. I really can't believe it just happens in Great Britain. Because really, who cares about just hacking phones over there?

There's a gullible side to the American people. They can be easily misled. Religion is the best device used to mislead them.

I'm a millionaire, I'm a multi-millionaire, I'm filthy rich. You know why I'm a multi-millionaire? 'Cause multi-millions like what I do.

The Iraqis who have risen up against the occupation are not 'insurgents' or 'terrorists' or 'The Enemy.' They are the REVOLUTION, the Minutemen, and their numbers will grow - and they will win.

This book, 'Stupid White Men,' has sold now over four million copies worldwide. Probably about half of that may be in the U.S. and Canada, and the rest, overseas.

Any time you got the Pope and the Dixie Chicks against you, your time is up.

Back in the '80s and '90s, when GM was consistently posting giant profits, they were simultaneously firing tens of thousands of workers in my hometown of Flint and across Michigan.

Give yourself a break to avoid a breakdown.

I like these games we play, the ones that involve our heads and our hearts ~ Page 212

We were all of us alone, kept wrapped up tight by our sins.

I want a permanent relationship, and I might feel inclined to reject anything which of its nature could not be permanent.

We are too quick to live this life and forget that there is another world to come...this is not the end.

The wolf howled under the leaves And spit out the prettiest feathers Of his meal of fowl: Like him I consume myself.

I can't say that I haven't done some bad acting in my time. I have. Usually that involves what we actors call indicating, when you twirl your mustache.

My main objective was finding my individuality as a vocalist.

You know how chickens are, imagining the world coming to an end one moment, then pecking corn the next.

I haven't written a young-adult book in years. I'm also doing six 'Goosebumps' books a year now.