Any president's second term ends up being quite messy. It never goes quite according to plan.

Death is a fickle hen, and random are her eggs.

Write what makes you laugh not what you think will make someone else laugh.

The only shared reality we have is things we have seen on television.

There's something inherently comic about the fact that politicians make things worse by worrying too much about something.

The busier you are, the less time you have to make decisions.

I always think you've just got to move on. If you keep wallowing in the thing that you've done for a while you get a bit stale.

Listening to classical music is a journey not a state; it's an activity not a meditation.

As a gut thing, my next project is always the complete opposite of the thing I've just done. So if I've spent a lot of time doing film, I might then do some radio.

I kind of like that thing of you being caught up. You think you can judge someone, and before you know it, you've been swayed by them, and actually you want more of them.

I'm a bit of a political geek anyway, so you tend to write how you think the rhythms of an administration will go.

Stop blaming others for the pains and sufferings you have. They are because of you, your karma, and your own disposition.

A heartbreak is a blessing from God. It's just His way of letting you realize, He saved you from the wrong one

If you think you're smart, think twice to be smarter.

History is a priori amoral; it has no conscience.

In order to keep an open mind, I am trying to avoid learning anything.

Public control of the political process requires public financing. The restoration of our American Democracy depends upon public financing.

People think we are such great talkers, but there is so much silence in Ireland about certain issues.

It'll be hard, but life moves fast-we'll see each other again. I know that. I can feel that. Just like I can feel how much you care for me and how much I love you

Ladies and gentlemen....." His voice is quiet, but mine rings through the room. "Let the Seventy-sixth Hunger Games begin!

You wouldn't abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn't control the winds.