It's almost an addiction that some people have to what I call the perfection that Hollywood presents of successful, beautiful, fun-loving people.

If Thomas Jefferson thought taxation without representation was bad, he should see how it is with representation.

Poverty is not the root cause of crime.

Liberals attempt through judicial activism what they cannot win at the ballot box.

We're not sexists, we're chauvinists - we're male chauvinist pigs, and we're happy to be because we think that's what men were destined to be. We think that's what women want.

End results that work that don’t involve government threaten liberals.

You know why there's a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the first one.

Styrofoam and plastic milk jugs are biodegradable! Do you know what isn't biodegradable? Paper!

I think cigars are just a tremendous addition to the enjoyment of life.

The NAACP should have riot rehearsal. They should get a liquor store and practice robberies.

In a country of children where the option is Santa Claus or work, what wins?

It helps to not confuse theological philosophers with evangelists. There is a difference but objectively neither better than the other: an evangelist's mission is to convert

There is nothing you can do about it. Self-education is the most important thing that can happen to you.

The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil.

Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.

[The Library of Congress] is a multimedia encyclopedia. These are the tentacles of a nation.

When a Lover is a Beggar Abject is his Knee. When a Lover is an Owner Different is he.

It's the job of the young to push the societal envelope.

Hardly anybody in America pays attention to local elections.

My hair is my everything: my best friend, my mentor, my moral compass.

One famous movie executive who shall remain nameless, exposed himself to me in his office. 'Mr X,' I said, 'I thought you were a producer not an exhibitor'.