"In many respects, the United States is a great country. Freedom of speech is protected more than in any other country. It is also a very free society."

"The public is not to see where power lies, how it shapes policy, and for what ends. Rather, people are to hate and fear one another."

"All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume."

"I am opposed to the accumulation of executive power anywhere."

"It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate."

"It is a enduring truth that rise early, act with intent, and let your accomplishments speak with silent authority — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"And I believe that you never be limited in what you do, so I like to do movies, I like to do television."

"Do not wait for favorable winds; take the oars and row toward your horizon. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."