Twice the Republicans in the California legislature tried to block my seating because of my trips to Hanoi.

Why should American atrocities be merely unsettling, but a trip to Hanoi unconscionable?

They motivate us to play, be affectionate, seek adventure and be loyal.

A silent majority and government by the people is incompatible.

I think people are entitled to march without a permit. When you have a few hundred thousand people on the street you have permission.

Our crime was that we were beginning to live a new and contagious life-style without official authorization.

I am the Vietcong. We are everywhere! We are all Vietcong.

The issue of civil rights was too much for the establishment to handle. One of the chapters of history thats least studied by historians is the 300 to 500 riots in the U.S. between 1965 and 1970.

Then you have [Donald] Trump. So it could be the tightest, most hazardous race in political history and we can't afford to allow Trump to slither through. So that's where I'm at.

Gentrification and consumerism... have destroyed the character of my favorite American haunts, like North Beach, Berkeley, Venice and Aspen.

Communism is one of the options that can improve people's lives.

The Universe has as many different centers as there are living beings in it.

The happiness which God designs for his higher creatures is the happiness of being freely, voluntarily united to him.

The thing about glitter is if you get it on you, be prepared to have it on you forever. Because glitter doesn't go away. Glitter is the herpes of craft supplies.

Make your plans to fit the circumstances.

When we succeeded in winning the Cold War, escaping a nuclear Armageddon that could have killed us all, the U.S. inevitably had a serious problem about an encore: what now for our place in the world?

I'd like to meet a nice girl and leave all those 'hottest bachelor' lists behind.

A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light

I've never got into debt and I've always been in control of my taxes and VAT, but having four children costs a lot. They are my weakness.

I've worked in the prison system for five years, and most of those folks in prison didn't have a direction.

For small business men and women, less paperwork means higher profits, boosted sales and more time with the family.