My view of Bradley Manning is that he's a very courageous young man who... did what I didn't have the guts to do during the Vietnam war.

When an administration embarks on a war justified by little or no intelligence, speaking the truth can be regarded as treachery. The country could use more of that kind of "treachery".

This was the ethos of the intelligence analysis directorate during most of the 27 years I spent there.

You do what you know is good, because it's good, and then you have a certain peace of mind, saying, you've been an activist in a constructive way.

And the passiveness, you know, the apathy, well, that's not responsible citizenship. When I'm asked, why am I an activist, I say, well that's the rent that I pay for living on this planet, okay?

If you build a wall they won't come.

Before you find your soul mate, you must first discover your soul.

Afraid to die loveless. Because I think if you die without knowing love in this life, that's how you'll spend eternity. Alone. Frozen. Do you think hell is fiery? I don't. I think hell is frozen.

Horses have different levels of intelligence and different levels of work ethic.

To be a good professional engineer, always start to study late for exams because it teaches you how to manage time and tackle emergencies.

There were a lot more girls at the shows early on. I'd get off stage and there would be options. Those days are long gone, thank god.

With my doctor, I don't get no respect. I told him I want a vasectomy. He said with a face like mine, I don't need one.

When I was 10, 11, 12 years old, I would pretend to be on the radio. I bought a mixer and these big, ugly headphones and I would literally broadcast the cassette tapes in my bedroom.

Your connections with other people are important, our connection to the earth.