James Freeman Clarke

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

The atheist has no hope.

Strong convictions precede great actions.

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

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

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.