I'd say the main way people get into terrible financial trouble is just to spend too much money relative to their income, and that is an endemic problem in the United States of America, and that's the kind of thing that should be taught about in schools.

Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will.

The first step in getting what you want from life-decide what you want.

Jump into the middle of things, get your hands dirty, fall flat on your face, and then reach for the stars.

I am about to vote. I am about to do something that human beings are rarely allowed to do. I am doing something that did not exist until America.

I was a trial lawyer. At the same time, I was a teacher. I taught about the political and social content of film for American University. Then I left and became a teacher at the University of California at Santa Cruz. I taught about the political and social content of film, but I also taught a course in law for undergraduates.

I have talent at playing myself. I don't have a very broad range, but at playing myself I am a wizard. It's more than fun; it's the best job on Earth.