The highest ideals are human intelligence, creativity and love. Respect these above all.

Channeling is just bad ventriloquism. You use another voice, but people can see your lips moving.

People need to be fed, medicated, educated, clothed, and sheltered, and if we're compassionate we'll help them, but you get no moral credit for forcing other people to do what you think is right. There is great joy in helping people, but no joy in doing it at gunpoint.

If I were trying to avoid embarrassment, I wouldn't have stumbled my way through 'Dancing with the Stars.'

Better to be uneducated than educated by your government.

I, my own damn self, am not a Tea Party supporter. I disagree with them on social liberties, our overseas wars, Obama's birthplace, Sarah Palin, and the conspicuous absence of tea at their rallies.

Everybody prefers to see a nut - they're more fascinating.