I have no academic qualifications whatsoever.

I have no academic qualifications whatsoever.

I made a mistake when I said there were no gas chambers at Auschwitz.

Without Hitler, the State of Israel probably would not exist today. To that extent he was probably the Jews' greatest friend.

History is like a constantly changing tree.

I can try to convince somebody else of my beliefs, but I should not be imposing.

Investors should be cautiously positioned as the global economy and markets face major uncertainties. The downgrade will be a further headwind to growth and job creation in the U.S.

I loved John Lennon. I read interviews, and whatever he said he liked, I would go and listen to them. That is what I want to do with my fans.

Those who embrace belief in Christ Jesus are bound together in Him, in a real yet incomplete way, in his Body, the Church. Faith is never a solitary activity, nor can it be simply private. Faith in Christ always draws us into a community and has a public dimension.

Einstein was adamant in rejecting all ideas of a personal god.

I allegedly am an outsider writer, so I write from the perspective of somebody who doesn't completely fit in. But at the same time, I can state the fact that I don't know of any good writer who is not an outsider writer.

I love the ability to transform because that, for me, is a liberation.

He who hides himself amongst the shadows deserves to live inside the dark shadows Meet with the light to deserve the light

I have no problem with the security... It's something that must be done for the times in which we live. Safety first.

A long time ago, I watched President Reagan repeat a few simple points about the benefits for everyone of lower taxes, light regulations, and limited government. Successful policies are sold by repetition, not unrelated tangents.

I have always been a person who is concerned with the dignity of jazz music and the way jazz musicians have been treated and are treated, and the fact that the music has not been given the kind of due that it deserves.

Few things are as essential as education.

Forget yesterday “ it has already forgotten you. Don't sweat tomorrow “ you haven't even met. Instead, open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift “ today.

I'd love to do Pat Benatar. Probably either 'Hit Me with Your Best Shot' or 'We Belong'.

If you must commit suicide... always contrive to do it as decorously as possible; the decencies, whether of life or of death, should never be lost sight of.

Certainly, people like Gaga have introduced a new type of hat-wearing.

Maturity is that time when the mirrors in our mind turn to windows and instead of seeing the reflection of ourselves we see others.

The emotions that good hunters need to cultivate are love and service more than courage. The sentiments of the hunt then become translated into art.

I'm not the betting kind.

'Rocky' is a movie that just happens to be about boxing. It's really about characters and story lines and relationships and all those things, and the backdrop is boxing. You can go back and watch the final fight in 'Rocky' a thousand times. If you dig that movie, if you like the characters, you'll watch the whole movie over and over.

Each time I'm starting to work on a film, even if I love to settle the plot in the real world, I start to think about the plot as a fairy tale, or a dream, or a nightmare... As if it was the best way to tell the truth about characters or narration, instead of realism.

You know, bad people, I've never seen bad people have angels.

Way back in the '70s, I was approached to talk about the story I'd write for a Spider-Man movie. They also talked to me about Batman. I had to think about it, but that was way, way back when.

Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.