The great thing about irony is that it splits things apart, gets up above them so we can see the flaws and hypocrisies and duplicates.

The great thing about social movements is everybody gets to be a part of them.

That's the great thing about entering a convent: There are things that you simply can't do, so you don't have to worry about them.

The thing about great poetry is we have no defenses against it.

It's one thing I like about America - they respect the sportsman. They put them up on a pedestal. They don't try to knock them down. And that's a great thing, to be respected by the whole country. It's so patriotic!

The interesting thing is why we're so desperate for this anesthetic against loneliness.