One of the reasons that I am in favor of less government is because when you have more government, industrialists take it over.
Execution as punishment is barbaric and unnecessary.
Abortion does not compute with my philosophy.
I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
An Edward Povey hangs in my living room and every day I am reminded of his originality, his beauty, and the eternal promise of his craft.
Over the course of my career, which is about 40 years, I've visited plenty of prisons and I know what they're like.
I've had young women come to me and say that before they watched 'Voyager' it didn't really occur to them that they could be successful in a higher position in the field of science; girls going to MIT, girls pursuing astrophysics with a view to a career in NASA.
As we read spiritually about spiritual things, we open our hearts to God's voice. Sometimes we must be willing to put down the book we are reading and just listen to what God is saying to us through our words.
[I've worked as a guard at Rikers Island] from 1988 to 1990.
At the end of the day, right now, right here, wherever you are, you can make a choice to be present and happy and fulfilled.
Gay people don't have a personality problem. They have a problem with small-minded motherfuckers who can't conquer a 1-inch high curb.