For all their talk about the virtues of democracy, many incumbent politicians really don't like it when voters have a voice-not if that voice is effective.

Our current political system ensures not that the worst will get on top - though they often do - but that the best will never even apply.

I agree with Thomas Jefferson, who once wrote that he would support the death penalty only when the infallibility of human judgment had been demonstrated.

I'm starting to like muggers more than congressmen. At least the muggers don't claim they're doing you a favor.

You can never really trust someone who remembers every embarrassing detail of your adolescence.

That’s how it felt – that the loss of him had a life of its own. I lived with it as I could have lived with him. Some nights it was quiet and sometimes it pounded on my door.

Everyone lusts. Everyone Fantasizes. When your lover respects you, you should feel free to explore your desires. No matter how extreme.

I dont have a television. All I have is Netflix and Apple TV and Hulu.

Remember that reputation and integrity are your most valuable assets - and can be lost in a heartbeat.

I'm just a kid. I've got a lot of stuff to do yet.

I think most films are too predictable. They follow familiar patterns. I suppose audiences like to know where they stand but I like films that take me by surprise, take unexpected turns and twists.

I like Wagner's music better than anybody's. It is so loud that one can talk the whole time without other people hearing what one says.

I love fashion - I really feel it's where I belong.