War does one good—it teaches people geography.

...but which of us has read every line of the Iliad, or the Aeneid, or The Divine Comedy, or Paradise Lost? Only men of epic stomach can digest these epic tales.

What matters is the living have breath!

Truth and trust are the means by which civilization holds off barbarism.

You could’ve pushed me away for years, I still wouldn’t have gone anywhere. I’d still be at your side, annoying the hell out of you until you finally agreed to marry me.

I'd like to do a Christmas album. I've never done a Christmas album.

It's really an optimistic show. I think most of the people in this country are optimistic, too.

Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse.

The padded outfits, the bad scripts, the phony-looking sets... he dealt with it all. He had to. He was Superman.

Businesses large and small shouldn't have to check the expiration date of a tax provision to see if it's still good.

Democracy is four wolves and a sheep voting on dinner.

Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.