In England, if you commit a crime, the police don't have a gun and you don't have a gun. If you commit a crime, the police will say 'Stop, or I'll say stop again.'

We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race.

We're dealing with fundamentalists... the Amish are fundamentalists, but they don't try and hijack a carriage at needlepoint. And, if you're ever in Amish country and you see a man with his hand buried in a horse's ass, that's a mechanic. Remember that.

There are times when life's just real quiet and simple. I sometimes get tired of people saying, "Well, what are you really like?"

I enjoy that, and the idea of doing small things over a period of time. I think there are certain things you can do for water control in America, because that will be our most precious resource. In America, you pay more for water than you do for gas.

If there was a pill that allowed you to drink and not get drunk, an alcoholic would go "What happens if you take two?"

If heaven exists, to know that there's laughs, that would be a great thing.