America has not been a story or a byword. That small community of Pilgrims prospered and, driven by the dreams and, yes, by the ideas of the Founding Fathers, went on to become a beacon to all the oppressed and poor of the world.

For too long, too many people dependent on Social Security have been cruelly frightened by individuals seeking political gain through demagoguery and outright falsehood, and this must stop.

In this springtime of hope, some lights seem eternal; America's is.

In Hollywood, as I've often said, if you don't sing or dance, you end up as an after-dinner speaker.

My dream is to see the day when nuclear weapons will be banished from the face of the Earth.

It would seem that not only is religion lacking in the schools - so is common sense. I wonder what a teacher is supposed to say if a kid asks about those four words on a dime - 'In God We Trust.' Or maybe that's why they aren't being taught how to read these days.

People don't start wars, governments do.