America has an almost obscene infatuation with itself. Has there ever been a big, powerful country that is as patriotic as America? And patriotic in the tinniest way, with so much flag waving? You'd really think we were some poor little republic, and that if one person lost his religion for one hour, the whole thing would crumble. America is the real religion in this country.

The highest prize in a world of men is the most beautiful woman available on your arm and living there in her heart loyal to you.

The ultimate tendency of liberalism is vegetarianism.

The contradictory remarks of politicians are forgotten; the more asinine predictions of pundits are buried with mercy.

We didn't win the Cold War, we were just a big bank that bankrupted a smaller bank because we had an arms race that wiped the Russians out.

Everything wrong with America led to the point where the country built that tower of Babel, which consequently had to be destroyed. And then came the next shock. We had to realize that the people that did this were brilliant. It showed that the ego we could hold up until September 10 was inadequate.

The final purpose of art is to intensify, even, if necessary, to exacerbate, the moral consciousness of people.