The big hang-up was George Bush wanted to get life lines, you know, so he could call somebody.

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!

Set realistic terms for its implementation

God creates the beauty. Through my camera, I am a witness.

It's what we call a dolce pazzia... a sweet madness. Once you feel it, you will never want to leave it.

The food in such places is so tasteless because the members associate spices and garlic with just the sort of people they're trying to keep out.

In order for a man to be truly evil, he must be a woman.

There are some desires that are not desirable.

This desert town was man's own miracle of pure purposelessness.

I'm a little different from all those conservation types.

I think there is something about a story that is enduring. Stories take on a life of their own.

When it all comes down to it, life isn't about how much we get - it's about how much we share.