You can't make somebody understand something if their salary depends upon them not understanding it.

It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.

It is foolish to be convinced without evidence, but it is equally foolish to refuse to be convinced by real evidence.

You don't have to be satisfied with America as you find it. You can change it. I didn't like the way I found America some sixty years ago, and I've been trying to change it ever since.

Fascism is capitalism plus murder.

One of the necessary accompaniments of capitalism in a democracy is political corruption.

I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach.

The private control of credit is the modern form of slavery.

I don't know whether anyone will care to examine my heart, but if they do, they will find two words there- 'social justice.' For that is what I have believed in and fought for.

All truly great art is optimistic. The individual artist is happy in his creative work. The fact that practically all great art is tragic does not in any way change the above thesis.

The remedy [for the Great Depression] is to give the workers access to the means of production, and let them produce for themselves, not for others, . . . the American way.

The United States government does not authorise or condone torture of detainees. Torture, and conspiracy to commit torture, are crimes under US law, wherever they may occur in the world.

I think if you're gonna get a tattoo, just get one: the words, 'I'm dumb.' That's it. That way in 10 years, when you go, 'Why did I get this?,' you can be like, 'Oh, I'm dumb!'

We only do what feels right. If something feels forced or contrived, then we pull back. We remain the Foo Fighters.

It's better to star in Oshkosh than to starve on Broadway.

People are very comfortable when race relations get looked at retrospectively. Slavery, the civil rights movement, etc.

It wasn’t me! Look at how little I am. I’m a little guy.

It's an awesome feeling being a father, because you never think you can fall in love with something so quickly. It was almost immediate.

A wide range of social, collective phenomena can be made to emerge from the interactions of autonomous agents operating to simple local rules

I bought some instant water one time but I didn't know what to add to it.

Much is forgiven anyone who relieves the desperate boredom of the working press.