But by accident, not by cunning calculation, books, because of their weight and texture, and because of their sweetly token resistance to manipulation, involve our hands and eyes, and then our minds and souls, in a spiritual adventure I would be very sorry for my grandchildren not to know about.

I have wanted to give Iraq a lesson in democracy - because we're experienced with it, you know. And, in democracy, after a hundred years, you have to let your slaves go. And, after a hundred and fifty years, you have to let your women vote. And, at the beginning of democracy, is that quite a bit of genocide and ethnic cleansing is quite okay. And that's what's going on now.

Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand.

You want to know something? We are still in the Dark Ages. The Dark Ages--they haven't ended yet.

Pay no attention to Caesar. Caesar doesn't have the slightest idea what's really going on.

Future generations will look back on TV as the lead in the water pipes that slowly drove the Romans mad.

People would be surprised if they knew how much in this world was due to prayers.