I know that Nature designs that this whole continent, not merely these thirty-six states, shall be, sooner or later, within the magic circle of the American union.

We must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want to see the manager.'

After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it.

Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.

What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and, above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and sh*ts quantity.

I think anybody incapable of changing his mind is crazy.

Man is an artifact designed for space travel. He is not designed to remain in his present biologic state any more than a tadpole is designed to remain a tadpole.

The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.

Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.

Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.

Relationships we complain about nevertheless keep us connected to life.

The challenge is to keep it fresh. If you're talking about Britney Spears over and over, it's very hard to keep that interesting.

Time passes too quickly when you're getting ready to do something you don't want to do.

Kids today do nothing. They're so apathetic. We used to go out and protest. All they do is shop and complain.

It doesn't have to be pretty. It has to be meaningful.

I feel like the American people are being lied to and manipulated. President Bush is trying to force 9/11 and Saddam together.

It's very rare to get a film script that has good dialogue. A lot of the time, you spend on film sets really fighting to find out how to say the words.

Great men may die, but there ideas won't.

Every hero mirrors the time and place in which he lives. He must reflect men's innermost hopes and beliefs in a public way.

Even if you don't like guns and don't want to own them, you benefit from those who do.