"Life has become immeasurably more interesting since I decided to follow the advice of my wife and my analyst: to be myself."

"There are times, and I have many of them, when I am gripped by a feeling of utter futility. I mean, what's the use?"

"The main problem in any democracy is that crowd-pleasers are more likely to get elected than leaders."

"I'm not here to be liked, I'm here to be real."

"I am a violent man, but I am not a killer."