Pope John Paul II was fascinated by the United States. And I think he was initially surprised at the vigor of the Catholic Church in the United States. Maybe some of the press that we had gotten he found wasn't true. No, I think he suspected the church in the United States. Did he challenge us to some things? Sure, he did. But, no, I always - I think there was a good alliance. There was a good gel there.

The Indians are still winning the battle against the white men, but sooner or later, the white guy will win.

The more failure you can accept, the greater your chance of success.

If you think what you see on TV is prejudiced, it is. Follow your instincts.

The whole reason we organize grassroots is, we think any politician that gets elected needs to be held accountable 365 days a year.

The holy father John Paul II made a profound impact wherever he went. And, of course, his trip to Boston was one of the earliest ones. But I must say every time that I met the holy father and mentioned Boston, he would immediately say, rain. So, it made quite an impact on him, too.

It [smoking] was like an aphrodisiac. Actors would say let's have another cigarette on that great scenes, and they'd blow smoke in each other's face.