I think we're at risk with our democracy. I think we're dealing with the most closed, imperialistic, nastiest administration in living memory. They even put Richard Nixon to shame.

We're going to take out seven countries in 5 years, starting with Iraq, and then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and, finishing off, Iran.

It doesn't take any more energy to create a big dream than it does to create a little one.

Well, I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president.

Nothing could be a more serious violation of public trust than to consciously make a war based on false claims.

Europe and America must act together in the face of evil. It's high time for Americans and Europeans to restore that unity and be able to take actions collectively together.

The more Marines I have around, the better I like it.

I have grown up with guns all my life, but people who like assault weapons they should join the United States Army, we have them.

You have to be true to what you believe in and do your duty.

You have to take a plan that might work and make it work

I like Hilary Clinton. I think she's - she's a fantastic leader.

In the vastness of space and the immensity of time, it is my joy to share a planet and an epoch with Annie.[Dedication to Sagan's wife, Ann Druyan, in Cosmos]

No matter how deep you bury good seeds, they always find a way to rise.

Emotional luggage nothing of it, I don't check bags, I just carry on, leave that bullshit in the past

People will suffer almost anything, as long as it means they don't have to change.

I have the utmost confidence that through your efforts we will eventually beat the hell out of those bastards - You name them; I'll shoot them!

Art is not to do with the practical side of making a living. It's to live a fuller human life.

The problem with a job is that relying on others to give you a living is the biggest risk of all.

Traditional dinosaur theory is full of short circuits. Like the antiquated wiring in an old house, the details sputter and burn out when specific parts are tested.

I grew up the son of an acting teacher but I've never been really good at articulating what that process is. It was always a bit more internal.

Let us go singing as far as we go: the road will be less tedious.