Without deadlines and restrictions I just tend to become preoccupied with other things.

Again, in Wag the Dog, war has to be declared by an act of congress. But if you go to war, you don't have to declare war. You're just at war and we did that, which is not legal.

I saw the horizon. It's out there. And though I may not ever be able to touch it, it's worth reaching for.

Postman is a media analyst and his theory is that television doesn't influence our culture, but that it is our culture and the presidency and anything that relies on television.

There is no normal life, there's just life. You live it.

I respect people who can do both careers, like Will Smith and a couple of other people who have done it, but I just don't know when they sleep.

I don't make any pretense about being normal. I'm not.

I'm very wary of news on television.

Give me the compliments. I love compliments. I was born modest, but it wore off.

Warren Beatty once told me that if someone's really stuck on you, find them their next boyfriend. But I could never do that.

That's the joy of art - it should be dangerous and challenging but it's just art - it's safe.

You really are a ray of sunshine, aren’t you?

Of asking nothing of the reader - but offering a still, quiet oasis in the cybersphere to go vertical with God. An island of stillness to know that He is God.

You have to take ownership and leadership of tomorrow. For that to be possible, you have to strengthen your capacity and widen your vision as a global citizen.

Family is not always the people with whom you share DNA. Sometimes, family is the person who fights the hardest for your happiness.

Generations do not age. Every youth of any period, any civilization, has the same possibilities as always.

I once loved a girl who almost loved me, but not as much as she loved John Cusack.

Grief jumps out at you when you're least expecting it.

You know how much money the oil companies have? If you need some gas, just go fill your tank off and drive off - they're not going to miss it.

I'm being a lot more consistent, trying to make every swing look the same. I'm doing what the situation calls for and trying not to do too much.

Man's freedom is relative and it cannot be held solely responsible for the imperfection of his nature.