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" When I make a film, I'm not doing it purely for political reasons. If I just wanted to do that, I'd run for office. "

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" I take much of the attacks and the criticism toward me as being very class-based, but as Americans we don't like to acknowledge that reality. "

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" One thing I've learned about death threats is that they're great, actually. You should actually be grateful for death threats because those who are taking the time to threaten you that way are getting it out of their system. That's really what they rant to do, yell at you, and they want to threaten you. "

" If we say, 'The government sucks,' we're kind of saying that we suck. "

" I've been encouraging documentary filmmakers to use more and more humor, and they're loath to do that because they think if it's a documentary it has to be deadly serious - it has to be like medicine that you're supposed to take. And I think it's what keeps the mass audience from going to documentaries. "

" The motivation for war is simple. The U.S. government started the war with Iraq in order to make it easy for U.S. corporations to do business in other countries. They intend to use cheap labor in those countries, which will make Americans rich. "

" Comedy is a great slayer of rogues in power. "

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

" What I'm asking for is a new economic order. I don't know how to construct that; I'm not an economist. "

" I'm not a big believer in our copyright laws; I find them way too restrictive. "

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

" As you have fewer and fewer voices in a democracy, in a free society, it's not good to limit the number of voices. "

" 'Zero Dark Thirty' is a disturbing, fantastically-made movie. It will make you hate torture. "

" My film about Bush didn't prevent his reelection. "

" I assume everything I'm saying in an email or saying on the telephone is being looked at. "

" I rallied against Clinton when he was in office. I didn't vote for him in '96. I didn't vote for Gore in 2000. "

" The health insurance industry does not like to pay out claims, because they don't make money. The only way they can make a profit is if they don't pay for your operation. If they pay for your operation and your doctor's appointment and your pharmaceuticals, they don't make any money. "

" If you're in a diabetic or prediabetic state, it's good to have medication to go on for a period of time. But simply by making the changes - get your sleep, 35 grams of fiber and a half-hour walk - your cholesterol will come down, your sugar will come down, and your blood pressure will come down. Only the minority of people can't control it. "

" A common denominator among big guys like me who are trying to take care of our health is that we're not getting enough sleep. "

" Part of my job is to read the paper, watch C-Span and show things that haven't been shown or were buried. "

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" Here's what I don't think works: An economic system that was founded in the 16th century and another that was founded in the 19th century. I'm tired of this discussion of capitalism and socialism; we live in the 21st century; we need an economic system that has democracy as its underpinnings and an ethical code. "

" I don't want to do anything that violates my own personal code of ethics and morals. "

" All religions teach the same basic thing, that you have to stand up for those that are considered the worst. "

" Every fact in my films is true. And yet how often do I have to read over and over again about supposed falsehoods? "

" If you're white, and you really want to help change things, why not start with yourself? "

" The upper 1 percent, the people down on Wall Street, the corporate executives, they're the people that control this economy. "