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" Democrats have a history of backing away, backing down. "

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" In America, we don't, in daily discourse, use the words 'capitalism' or 'socialism.' They've been kind of nonexistent words, I would say, amongst the general public. "

" Most Americans are very responsible. "

" First of all, the American people are inundated with advertisement after advertisement of you buy, buy, buy. You've got to have the latest thing. The iPad 1 isn't any good anymore, you've got to have the iPad 2. The iPhone 4, now you've got to have iPhone 4S. Now you've got to have the 5b, now you've got to have the 6c. "

" I have enormous respect for anyone who would offer to sacrifice their life to defend my right to live. Is there any greater gift one can give another? "

" I think the NRA, they got it half-right when they say, 'Guns don't kill people, people kill people.' I change it to, 'Guns don't kill people, Americans kill people.' "

" I and you and everyone else has to be a political activist. "

" Capitalism is against the things that we say we believe in - democracy, freedom of choice, fairness. It's not about any of those things now. It's about protecting the wealthy and legalizing greed. "

" People of my age who went to college, go into college, you know what it cost back then? Nothing or next to nothing. At the most, you had to work at Dairy Queen during the summer and that would pay for your college education. "

" If you believe in equality, if you believe in standing up for the rights of all, especially for people most affected by bigotry and discrimination, then you have no choice but to be present and accounted for when it comes to standing up for gays and lesbians in our society. "

" Capitalism and democracy are the opposite of each other. Capitalism is a system that guarantees that a few are going to do very well, and everybody else is going to serve the few. Democracy means everybody has a seat at the table. Everybody. "

" Most liberals I know were for invading Afghanistan right after 9/11. "

" Three of the top six documentaries of all time, grossing, are made by me. "

" I have never owned a share of stock in my life, and the only time I've double dipped into anything is at the snack tray. "

" Nobody had a credit card when I was a kid. No one had credit card debt. But these big companies and banks wanted to know how to get more money out of people - get them charging things. "

" I still believe the lessons I learned when I was raised in a Roman Catholic household. Like, it's harder for a rich man to get into Heaven than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. "

" There's politics in all aspects of our daily lives. "

" I watch way too much C-SPAN. "

" Republicans are relentless and they're smart, too - they're not all dumb - and on Election Day, they'll be up at five in the morning. "

" We should be licensing everybody with a gun. I have to have a license for my dog. I have to have a license for my car. If you're going to do my hair later you have to have a license... We don't require a license to own a firearm? "

" Bush's presidency is revisionism-proof. We're going to be recovering from it for the rest of our lives. "

" One day there'll be no need for me. I'm actually hoping to put myself out of business. "

" I'm used to my films having little effect on making the world a better place. "

" There should be no private health insurance companies operating for profit. "

" In some states, you can vote a straight party ticket, but you can't vote for individual candidates. "

" Television has its own award. It's called the Emmy. It's a good award. I like it. I have one. But you don't see movies like 'The King's Speech' win Oscars and then go to TV and qualify for Emmys. In documentaries, some networks have been able to game the system. "

" You do not have the right to take another human's life, unless it's in strict self-defense. "

" Now that I exist in the mainstream majority, I'm not really so controversial any more, am I? Not really news. "