I'm always a little cautious, there's a few amendments that are out there that I think could do some damage, so I've been more concerned about over regulating, going too far.

Well, WorldCom's growth exploded in the Clinton years, there's no question, there's no disputing that.

I think most corporate executives are good honorable honest men and women who do good work.

It bothers me to read the comments of leaders of the Hamas and others who hate America that their goal is to have more weaponry capable of delivering all types of weapons of mass destruction.

If people are going to be cooking the books, you're in trouble.

I have always thought that Israel, as an independent and sovereign nation, had a right to defend itself.

I hope there will be some good news and some good profits, and people will realize we have a lot of outstanding executives, and a lot of companies that are doing a good job, and those are good companies to invest in.

My last comment was, though, that Congress has cooked the books.

ALEC is one great organization, I think, for growing future political leaders.

If your basic premise about the fundamental purpose of our government is that it must provide for the common defense, then no other position is possible.

If you really believe the number one priority of our government is the protection of our people, then the idea of being defenseless against an intercontinental ballistic missile or any other type of weapon system that puts us in jeopardy is not acceptable.

I always intended to return to the private sector.

And the whole world, the whole world that believes in freedom, whether you're talking about personal freedom, economic freedom, religious freedom, they look to the United States for leadership; and you're part of that leadership.

But if you look at WorldCom, which is the biggest failure to date, they grew dramatically, they were buying companies that were bigger than they were and they were doing it off inflated stock.

When you look at other countries that are developing the capabilities and the technology to deploy missiles of very significant destructive capability with nuclear, chemical, or biological warheads, then the MAD dogma makes even less sense.

But the federal government, our collective government, has responsibilities that none of these other levels of government can fulfill; and chief among these is national defense.

I'm always a little cautious, there's a few amendments that are out there that I think could do some damage, so I've been more concerned about over regulating, going too far.

I happen to be one who believes very strongly that state and local governments have their proper roles.

I think there's bipartisan support in the Senate to pass a good reform bill.

My State Senate district was in the northern part of Oklahoma and they were redrawing the districts.

I want to compliment The Heritage Foundation for its work on behalf of a strong national defense.

Well, we want to make sure there's not securities fraud.

I still happen to think the United States is the greatest place in the world to invest.

Jim mentioned I was an ALEC member, and that's correct.

All these other nations seem to appreciate what I'm doing and they want me to play the furthest out things.

I'm afraid of animals.

All socialism involves slavery. That which fundamentally distinguishes the slave is that he labours under coercion to satisfy anothers desires.

We already have - thanks to technology, development, skills, the efficiency of our work - enough resources to satisfy all human needs. But we don't have enough resources, and we are unlikely ever to have, to satisfy human greed.

I was fascinated with the writing process and seeing the evolution of a sketch and how it would change up to the minute before it went on the air.

I've always just tried to treat people with respect, build relationships with players and coaches... build a trust.

I always had to prove myself through my actions. Be a cheerleader. Be class president. Be the editor of the newspaper.

I am really dedicated to understanding the planet/creature on which we live and know that means I must go beneath the sea to see 72 percent of what is going on.

The attempt and not the deed confounds us.

There aren't a whole lot of people out of 300 million who could elected to the Congress.

When articulation is impossible, gesticulation comes to the rescue.

Having started in sciences, I then turned around and said, 'Oh, I don't want to do sciences. I want to do philosophy.' And to their credit my parents said, 'if that's what you want to do, then go for it'. Then I got the scholarship to Stanford, which was very nice for the parents to talk to their friends about.

After climbing a great hill, one only finds there are many more hills to climb.

Fashion's about extravagance, and everyone needs a bit of that.

My father thought photography was done by lowlifes.

There cannot be good living where there is no good drinking.

May every sunrise hold more promise and every sunset hold more peace...

Every time I see documentaries or infomercials about little kids with cancer, I just freak out. It affects me on the highest emotional level... Anytime I think about it, it makes me sadder than anything I can think of.

Movie characters rarely get to think out loud or talk very much about their emotions. Instead they have to, very briefly, show their feelings through their action or through dialog.

Clarity is the ability to see the soul in action in the physical world.

Before I discovered moviemaking, I hadn't found anything where I could kind of galvanize or meld all of the things that I wanted to do.

Anyone who teaches knows that you don't really experience a text until you've taught it, in loving detail, with an intelligent and responsive class.

I like writing. It's partly control freak, and partly I really like what I do for a living. I have the luckiest job in the world. I can get up every day and do what I love for a living.

There's only one reason to be crucified under the Roman Empire, and that is for treason or sedition. Crucifixion, we have to understand, was not actually a form of capital punishment for Rome. In fact, it was often the case that the criminal would be killed first and then crucified.