If there were a generic one-word expression for 'one whose fear of the uncertainties of success moves him to surrender at the very moment of victory', it would be 'Republican'.

This planet is 15 million years overdue for an asteroid strike like the one that killed the dinosaurs.

As a novelist, I have a somewhat higher soapbox to stand on than most people do when it comes to talking back to the merchants of fear.

Government is waging war against the people.

Beloved friends and comrades... the national Libertarian Party is dead.

Those who sell their liberty for security are understandable, if pitiable, creatures. Those who sell the liberty of others for wealth, power, or even a moments respite deserve only the end of a rope.

I'm tired of being lied to by government, by the media, and by every corporation I have anything to do with.

I'm tired of living in a police state.

[N]o one's ever been able to show me any difference between democracy and brute force. It's just a majority ganging up on a minority with the minority giving in to avoid getting massacred.

Forget 'redeeming social value,' dirty pictures are fun. When I die I want my ashes sprinkled over a nudist camp.

The most dangerous and successful conspiracies take place in public, in plain sight, under the clear, bright light of day -- usually with TV cameras focused on them.

It’s a heck of a responsibility to look after a spirit. So give kids the best of who you are. That’s the most you can ever do.

Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep, And if I die before I wake, I pray the Lord my toys will break.So none of the other kids can use 'em....Amen.

Life stories with themes of ruin can trap us. Life stories that are triumphant can transform us.

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.

I demolish my bridges behind me ... then there is no choice but forward.

My wife asks me, when I get home from auditions, if they asked how tall I am. And if I say "Yes," then she says, "Okay, you didn't get that job."

Our loving Lord is not just present, but nearer than the thought can imagine - so near that a whisper can reach Him.

I work with Sally and I can see Sally doing that. She is very aggressive. Very fun loving and charming... and pushy in a very competitive way and a very healthy way and a very good actress.

You accomplish exactly as much as the people who serve you decide you'll accomplish and nothing more.

Humor was an antiseptic that cleaned the deepest of personal wounds.