Let us forget the frustrations of the past and think of our unfulfilled potential.

A good lesson in keeping your perspective is: Take your job seriously but don't take yourself seriously.

You better take advantage of the good cigars. You don't get much else in that job.

I certainly tried to make the House a more open and effective place, and I believe I succeeded.

I am God's vessel. But my greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live.

I'm interested in the origins of the religious experience, how the history of religion has evolved over the last umpteen thousand years, and where religiosity is going in the future. I think that's a topic I've been chewing on for a few years; I would love to eventually work on and produce a book out of it.

The Latin root of 'precariousness' is 'to obtain by prayer.' The precariat must ask for favours, for charity, to show obsequiousness, to plead with figures of authority. It is degrading and stigmatizing.

I am always saying, 'I don't believe in God; I believe in Al Pacino.' And that's true. If I ever get a phone call saying 'Would you like to work with Al Pacino?' I would go crazy.