It's hard to argue against cynics - they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side.

I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag.

On the whole, I prefer not to be lectured on patriotism by those who keep offshore maildrops in order to avoid paying their taxes.

What we have here, fellow citizens, is a crassly egocentric, raving twit.

It's like, duh. Just when you thought there wasn't a dime's worth of difference between the two parties, the Republicans go and prove you're wrong.

It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America.

Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful. I only aim at the powerful. When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel -- it's vulgar.

If you ever get to the place where injustice doesn't bother you, you're dead.

One thing that corporations do not do is give out money out of the goodness of their hearts.

I know: "Guns Don't Kill People." But I suspect that they have something to do with it. If you point your finger at someone and say, "Bang, bang, you're dead," not much actually happens.

How the American right managed to convince itself that the programs to alleviate poverty are responsible for the consequences of poverty will someday be studied as a notorious mass illusion.

The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats.

The body is thus not simply an 'entity', but is experienced as a practical mode of coping with external situations and events.

It's the decomposition that gets me. You spend your whole life looking after your body. And then you rot away.

In my mind, it is certainly much nicer to end on a high note rather than on a Stout Pig.

But I love honesty, and, therefore; do I make great account of facts.

Eating is one of the great beauties in life. One of my favorite recreations... eating with friends, the service, the ambience.

All the pathos and irony of leaving one’s youth behind is thus implicit in every joyous moment of travel

Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.

Make no mistake, you would prefer to work for someone who is going to put their arm around you at times and lift you.

At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.