Iraq may not be the war on terror itself, but it is critical to the outcome of the war on terror, and therefore any advance in Iraq is an advance forward in that.

I would rather be the candidate of the NAACP than the NRA.

The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice for our country, there are no Republicans; there are no Democrats; there are only Americans.

I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service.

Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art of the probable - tinkering around the edges without any greater vision, without a sense of optimism and imagination.

I'm proud of my medals. I always was proud of them.

It's hard to believe that in the greatest democracy in the world, we need legislation to prevent the government from writing and paying for the news.

Being lectured by the president on fiscal responsibility is a little bit like Tony Soprano talking to me about law and order in this country.

How do you ask a man to be the last man to die in Vietnam? How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?

Climate change is real. The science is compelling. And the longer we wait, the harder the problem will be to solve.

You just don't invade another country on phony pretext in order to assert your interests!

The best way to get a drink out of a Vogon is to stick your finger down his throat.

Nothing is more confused than to be ordered into a war to die or to be maimed for life without the faintest idea of what's going on.

Being a husband is a whole time job. That is why so many husbands fail. They cannot give their entire attention to it.

I was never an actress -- none of us kids at Metro were. We were just good to look at.

People will do anything, no matter how absurd, to avoid facing their own souls.

Hip hop has been an integral part of my life and my whole career. I started off doing videos with Ice Cube, and Dre, and Mary J. Blige, and TLC. So I've been involved in hip hop since the beginning.

But by my love and hope I beseech you: do not throw away the hero in your soul! Hold holy your highest hope!

It's cool to play a vampire and be a part of this new, hot genre.

I don't like fancy fiddly girlie stuff.

There's a couple of universal principles in life. One is, don't ever open a restaurant. One out of every two fails.