So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real.

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!

A great accomplishment shouldn't be the end of the road, just the starting point for the next leap forward.

All my children inherited perfect pitch.

I breathed the air of history all unaware, and walked oblivious through its littered layers.

Never miss an opportunity to keep your damn mouth shut.

The best prophets lead you up to the curtain and let you peer through for yourself.

It is a great art to saunter !

The creative process of making a movie really turned me on. I'd started getting behind the scenes with a camcorder and VHS tape when making music videos.

Make sure you live life, which means don't do things where you court celebrity, and give something positive back to our society.

I don't judge my characters, and that's my job not to judge them.