“The planet is in distress and all of the attention is on Paris Hilton.”

“Most people in politics draw energy from backslapping and shaking hands and all that. I draw energy from discussing ideas.”

“Here is the truth: The Earth is round; Saddam Hussein did not attack us on 9/11; Elvis is dead; Obama was born in the United States; and the climate crisis is real.”

“The global environment crisis is, as we say in Tennessee, real as rain, and I cannot stand the thought of leaving my children with a degraded earth and a diminished future.”

“In a time of social fragmentation, vulgarity becomes a way of life. To be shocking becomes more important - and often more profitable - than to be civil or creative or truly original.”

“The rule of reason is the true sovereign in the American system.”

“you can't be value free when it comes to marriage”