I've personally demanded that tyrants let their people go. I've tried to feed the hungry, clothe the poor, protect the elderly and infirm, and defend the needy from the aggressively greedy. I've led a blessed life. What a kick for a kid from the projects.

Politics was my third act. But I could have a fourth. I don't know what that will be yet, but there will be one.

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

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

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.

Telling people not to have children is unthinkable and inhumane.

You can compromise between good, better, and best, and you can compromise between bad and worse and terrible. But you can’t compromise between good and evil. And now people look at the other side as a completely different kind of animal and say, “They are taking the country down the road to purgatory.” It’s complete intolerance.