I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power.

The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.

I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical.

The only way to define your limits is by going beyond them.

The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

The moon is the first milestone on the road to the stars.

I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum.

Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.

Until we get rid of religion, we won't be able to conduct the search for God.

History is full of examples of men with deep-seated grievances who embraced good causes, in part at least, to settle old scores.

Desire should be allowed to roam freely. The range is endless .

I think people that have fear that, 'Oh if I have a kid I won't be able to do this and I won't be able to do that.' It's kind of the opposite. It really gives you energy. It makes people better.

Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota

We're here to get each other through this thing, whatever it is.

Although I don't gamble in life - I've never played poker - I do gamble on stage. I gamble with myself: 'Can I do this?'

Look, I'm going to find a way to be happy, and I'd really love to be happy with you, but if I can't be happy with you, then I'll find a way to be happy without you.

Men. You can't live with them, you can't shoot them.

I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin.

Literature is a peculiarly public product of a particularly private endeavor.