I have absolutely no plans and no expectations of ever being a candidate again.

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows, everything that's wonderful, Is sure to come your way

A zebra does not change its spots.

Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.

We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country.

There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to say it all.

The unfed mind devours itself.

We are the United States of Amnesia, we learn nothing because we remember nothing.

Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller Y. But they're both just aspirin.

Write something, even if it's just a suicide note.

When people meet me I think they're surprised to find out I'm not always angst-ridden.

somewhere under the rage, there's something human. barely.

Stories do not change the world. I've learned that. But perhaps in some secret, subtle way... I mean it's not the world I want to change.

When my eye rested on an arid height, spirit partook of the barrenness. - Heartily wish Niebuhr & Strauss to the dogs. The deuce take their penetration & acumen. They have robbed us of the bloom.

Authority: The skill of getting people to willingly do your will, because of your personal influence.

Men are more important than tools. If you don't believe so, put a good tool into the hands of a poor workman.

Some people try and tell you what the songs are about and it bores me to death.

It seems totally unfair that the way we look matters so much. I mean, why can't we just get over this gotta-be-thin-and-beautiful thing? Why can't we just accept ourselves and others for what we are?

I really like when people do 'stream of consciousness' tweeting, or when people's tweets come across as sort of manic and mostly unedited.

I was a bad dater, and up until 8th grade I went to an all boy's school. So, by the time I hit high school I was a bit freaked out by women in general.

It is the duty of the writer to describe.