In America, unlike England, unlike Israel, unlike Japan, other democracies, we have elections that have staggered terms.

The best humor is offered up to you by the stupidity of your opponents.

Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share power with those who will be affected by those decisions.

The Moral Majority supports legislators who oppose abortions but also oppose child nutrition and day care. From their perspective, life begins at conception and ends at birth.

When community action was put into federal law in the early sixties as part of the effort to combat poverty and social injustice, I supported it intellectually.

These two entities—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—are not facing any kind of financial crisis.

People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.

Most people who are activists and are concerned about issues get their information from sources which reinforce their opinions and give them the facts that they want to hear.

But it is also clear that left entirely untouched by public policy, the capitalist system will produce more inequality than is socially healthy or than is necessary for maximum efficiency.

They appear to have become so attached to their outrage that they are even more outraged that they won't be able to be outraged anymore.

This bill is the legislative equivalent of crack. It yields a short-term high but does long-term damage to the system and it's expensive to boot.

Instead of loving people and using money, people often love money and use people.

What is peace? Is it war? No. Is it strife? No. Is it lovely, and gentle, and beautiful, and pleasant, and serene, and joyful? O yes!

I will continue to stay very focused on the economy.

Boredom is a disease worse than cancer. Drugs cure it.

Speech is as a pump, by which we raise and pour out the water from the great lake of Thought,--whither it flows back again.

I think that China has many outstanding authors, and their great works should also be recognised by the world.

Success doesn't come to you; you must go to it. The trail is well traveled. If you want to walk it, you can.

Steve Jobs was not only the heart and soul of Apple, he was the wind underneath the technology market. Both are significantly diminished by his passing.

I don't do T&A very well because I haven't got much of either.

You must take chances. If you do nothing, you reduce the possibilities you have for greater joy.