If you say morality is just what you like, you lose the metaphysical level of what in the history of philosophy is called 'categorical imperative.'

In Serbia a lot of people hate me because they want to westernize, not understanding that the western world is bipolar, with very good things and very bad things.

Making movies is a dangerous job. Because you are always the one who stands at the center of the universe when making movies.

I know it is crazy, but I want to create a place where people can come in an organised way to think differently, to think their own thoughts.

I feel an independent accountability commission should audit all government services.

We can't afford to sacrifice another generation of American children to bureaucratic politics. We've got to get it done. The future, the health, the life - our nation depends on it and it's just foolish to think or act otherwise.

If, however, the success of a politician is to be measured by the degree in which he is able personally to influence the course of politics, and attach to himself a school of political thought, then Mr. Mill, in the best meaning of the words, has succeeded.

Yet, it ought to be obvious that good music generally occupies a higher plane that mere politics. Great writers can express moods through melody and capture experiences we share most powerfully - love, lust, longing; joy, rage, fear; triumph, yearning and confusion.