James Freeman Clarke

A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.

The atheist has no hope.

Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

My feeling for reality TV isn't ironic, guilty, or apologetic. Reality TV is one of the few remaining modes of popular entertainment in which characterization is permitted as plot.

Television made a lot of difference in country music. It's progress. I believe in progress.