Am I proud of being straight? No. You know why? Because if I start acting proud, that's going to make me seem kind of gay.

This is a crucial time in the fight for corporate civil rights. Just look at the hateful signs at Occupy Wallstreet: 'Corporations Are Not People!' Wow, I thought we were past the point in this country where some people aren't people just because they have different color skin or different religion or were born in a lawyer's office, only exist on paper, have no soul and can never die.

Warmth is to sun, as truth is to me.

I'm impervious to logic.

Cynics always say no. Saying yes leads to knowledge. So for as long as you have the strength to, say yes.

Who's Britannica to tell me that the Panama Canal was built in 1914? If I want to say that it was built in 1941, that's my right as an American.

Some say, 'Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.' I say, 'Those who ignore history are in for a big surprise.'