"Politically, the world is so confused right now - there's so much suffering caused by various movements by various parties and people in power in government."

"Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and because it has fresh peaches in it."

"All History is current all injustice continues on some level, somewhere in the world."

"Well, I think indigenous peoples have ways of living on the Earth that they've had forever. And they've been overrun by organized religion, which has had a lot of money and power."

"As long as I live, I will never forget that day 21 years ago when I raised my hand and took the oath of citizenship. Do you know how proud I was? I was so proud that I walked around with an American flag around my shoulders all day long."

"Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of flattering illusions."

"Do not hurry what nature takes seasons to unfold. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The Arab League tells us to go in and take out Qaddafi. We've spent billions of dollars already with respect to the Arab League. Billions of dollars, because they told us to do it. Why aren't they paying for it? They don't like Qaddafi, Qaddafi's been a terrible thorn in their side."