The ability to convince people of the wackiest notions - and both parties can do it - it's part of the dumbing down of America that's really highly problematic.

If a jerk burns the flag, America is not threatened, democracy is not under siege, freedom is not at risk.

I'm in favor of immigration but we also need rules.

Sometimes people who are Jewish are held to a higher standard which sometimes we take great pride in.

We have to have some rules and regulations in America, or the world would empty out here.

Whether rich people make money or lose money, they get no sympathy from the public.

Patriots don't let their nation default.

Sometimes in order to make progress and move ahead, you have to stand up and do the wrong thing.

Every gun sold should require a background check, period.

It used to be you had real friends on the other side of the aisle. Its not like that anymore. Society has changed. The public is to blame as well. I think the people have gotten dumber.

We're not looking at banning all weapons.

I think we need to develop a powerful dose of tolerance to understand each other’s humanness. None of us is perfect.

I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.

A gentleman wishes to be slow to speak and quick to act.

It is not possible to erase racism just because African-Americans have reached a level of financial success and crossover appeal.

We are all like one-winged angels. It is only when we help each other that we can fly.

Food is not just fuel. Food is about family, food is about community, food is about identity. And we nourish all those things when we eat well.

Hatori: "You won't get very far if you try to threaten me in THAT outfit." Yuki: "Thank you. So much.

It doesn't matter what is true; it only matters what people believe is true... You are what the media define you to be. [Greenpeace] became a myth and a myth-generating machine.

The complete man, then, is the "lover" added to the scientist; the rhetorician to the dialectician.

Tone is everything in TV.