We face a far greater risk of psychological depression than of economic recession.

The best way to achieve self-esteem is to do something worthy of esteem.

Rich countries don't need as many children. We used to need kids to work in the fields as farm hands, to crawl on their bellies into coal mines. Well, kids are more like luxury objects now.

You need somebody to support the retirees. You need to pay into the pension plans. You need people to work at the hospitals, at the nursing homes.

It's a good thing we have immigrant doctors and immigrant engineers, because if you or I get sick this afternoon, we're going to go to the hospital, and we're going to hope someone serves us.

You know, throughout the world, throughout history, when countries get rich, they stop having kids.

If you have waves of immigration, you better figure out a way to turn those immigrants into red-blooded Americans, or else you end up splintering the society.

We're prosperous enough that we can afford to have one in six able-bodied men of working age sitting at home playing video games.

The part of you that's like God is the part that makes a choice. That says, I choose to. Or, I choose not to. That's what's sacred.

It's amazing how much data is out there. The question is how do we put it in a form that's usable?

It would have been a wonderful wedding - had it not been mine.

We're not losing the peace.

Birth and death are illusions, they are part of the dream.

We are all are equal, but some pay higher tax rates than others.

The first time I'd ever felt happy-and I mean ever-was when I'd been lying in my bed, staring out my window, watching the stars shine harmoniosly with one another.

Guitars are fun. There are plenty of different kinds to play. They look cool. They sound cool. Don't you want to play guitar?

I've never met a woman who thinks they've got a good enough figure - however perfect they look - which is sad, because no one else can see these perceived flaws; they're entirely internal

'Power' is an explosive word, particularly when applied to women.