This life is a gift, and to reject that gift or abuse that gift is not human and not worthy of us.

The products built in the factories of G.M., Ford and Chrysler are some of the greatest weapons of mass destruction responsible for global warming and the melting of our polar icecaps.

My films don't have instant impact because they're dense with ideas that people have not thought about. It takes a while for the American public to wrap its head around some of the things I'm saying.

There is no terrorist threat. Yes, there have been horrific acts of terrorism and, yes, there will be acts of terrorism again. But that doesn't mean that there's some kind of massive terrorist threat.

It should be a crime to make a profit off somebody being sick.

The American public believes that health care is a right and not a commodity.

No decisions should ever be made without asking the question, is this for the common good?