Can you imagine in 1968 some band being like, "Vietnam is the place to be!"

The siren song of redistribution of wealth by centralized government never ceases for those who seek irreversible and unusurpable control over the lives and liberties of private citizens.

It's impossible to escape from religion anywhere you are in the States.

I have a vision in my hand that the labels have these vaults, like Scrooge McDuck, except instead of gold coins they have these demo CDs, and sometimes they just go in there and take a swim.

It's hard to convince people when you haven't done anything that the things you're working on are worthy of spending their time and money on: like, "Oh man, I write really great songs, I promise!"

Life is about changes and opportunities. We don’t always get a perfect picture.

When I turned to look at you, I was afraid to move again—the moment was just too beautiful to be lost.

I have stressed this distinction because it is an important one. It defines the fundamental difference between probability and statistics: the former concerns predictions based on fixed probabilities

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They are more afraid of life than death.

Our military, police forces, fire fighters ... those are the real Hall of Famers.

Time is just a blur for me. I don't know what - I don't even know where I am sometimes.

One thing everyone seems to agree on is that Republicans face a perceived compassion deficit.

I think pickles are cucumbers that sold out. They sold their soul to the devil, and the devil is dill.

Give a man a soccer ball, he plays for a moment. Teach a man to play soccer, he plays for a life time.

One of the joys of cinema is that, given the right circumstances, and the genius director, an incredibly wonderfully actor can become the embodiment of his character.