I believe that nothing has been more wholesome for America, for our government, for our politics, than the increased participation of women.

Unemployment benefits are creating jobs faster than practically any other program

Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs.

Hamas is a humanitarian organization.

But we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy.

If I had my way, sporting guns would be strictly regulated, the rest would be confiscated

I believe in natural gas as a clean, cheap alternative to fossil fuels.

Pass the bill to find out what's in it

As many of you know, I came from San Francisco. We don't have a lot of farms there. Well, we do have one - it's a mushroom farm, so you know what that means.

Civilization as we know it today would be in jeopardy if the Republicans win the Senate.

I don’t remember saying that everybody in the country would have a lower premium.

I was trying to heal wounds all the time, whether it meant having affairs or having attitude. I didn't want to show how sad I was.

I find forgiveness to be really healthy.

Government is like a vast ocean and politics is the six-inch layer on top.

I do situate myself in this problem of being a Jew who doesn't want to be represented by the state of Israel, a state that claims to represent all Jewish people and make me into a potential citizen.

Talking of patriotism, what humbug it is; it is a word which always commemorates a robbery.

It took me many years to understand that my identity is more Israeli than Jewish.

I'm not upset when a person wants to move around, because I want everybody to be happy and I don't want nobody to feel like I'm holding them in a situation they shouldn't be in.

She doesn’t usually back down that easily.” “Maybe she’s got class.” Eve snorted. “Trust me,” she said. “That girl’s got no class at all.

I simply think there's life after movies. I have to adhere to this philosophy, and therefore I like other things, and I have other passions. None are as big as movie-making, but they exist.

If you want a government that's going to do the things we ask our government to do, you've got to get it from somebody.