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I agree with the idea that there is a separation of church and state. That teachers should not be leading prayer - a particular kind of prayer in classrooms.

Americans adore me and will go on adoring me until I say something nice about them.

The main peculiarity which distinguishes man from other animals is the means of his support-the power which he possesses of very greatly increasing these means.

A true history of human events would show that a far larger proportion of our acts are the results of sudden impulses and accident than of that reason of which we so much boast.

I can't fly a flag for monogamy or whatever the opposite is; it depends on the person and on the situation.

Genes are not simple triggers. No one is hardwired to commit murder or any other crime. Our actions are always the result of stupendously complex gene-environment interactions, and environment is likely to remain the more important influence by far.

Women didn't want to watch other women on television because they were jealous of their husbands' diverted attention.

The name 'The Beach Boys' is controlled by Brother Records Inc., which was founded by the original members of the Beach Boys and whose sole shareholders voted over a decade ago to grant me an exclusive license to tour as 'The Beach Boys.' With it, I've felt a great responsibility to uphold, honor and further our legacy.

Gimme: an agreement between two losers who can't putt.

If you can plan ahead into the future, you will also be able to detach yourself from minor difficulties today.

There's no 'Chutes and Ladders' in life.

All those I admired as a young performer had a calmness to their comedy.

I spent more than 20 years of my professional career researching and developing renewable energy sources.

There will always be cheaters. It is human nature. It will never be 100 percent clean, in any sport.

If you give, you will be blessed.

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.

I have long said there are three distinct groups under the GOP's tent: theological warriors, who want to impose their social views on the rest of society; Tea Party zealots, who say with a straight face that they want the government to get out of their Medicare; and remnants of the pro-business moderates.

If I tried to describe my personality, I'd start to gush about living by the ocean half my life and being brought up on 'Alice in Wonderland' and believing in magic for years and years.

Any time three New Yorkers get into a cab without an argument, a bank has just been robbed.

I grew up watching Marlon Brando, Christopher Walken, Robert de Niro, and Al Pacino and even Robert Duvall and was impressed by their caliber of work.