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I Was Kind Of A Strange Child. My Parents Knew Early On That Something Must Have Been Wrong With Me. I Crawled Backwards Until I Was Two, But Had Kennedy's Inaugural Address Memorized By The Time I Was Six.

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I Was Kind Of A Strange Child. My Parents Knew Early On That Something Must Have Been Wrong With Me. I Crawled Backwards Until I Was Two, But Had Kennedy's Inaugural Address Memorized By The Time I Was Six.

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Tough Questions

It's All Part Of The Same Ball Of Wax, Right? The Oil Companies, Israel, Halliburton.

In Spite Of Bush's Win, The Majority Of Americans Still Think The Country Is Headed In The Wrong Direction (56%), Think The War Wasn't Worth Fighting (51%), And Don't Approve Of The Job George W. Bush Is Doing (52%).

The Real Problem With The Irs Is That They Let General Electric Not Pay Any Taxes -- And 50 Other Corporations -- That's The Real Scandal.

When I Make A Film, I'm Not Doing It Purely For Political Reasons. If I Just Wanted To Do That, I'd Run For Office.

If You're In A Diabetic Or Prediabetic State, It's Good To Have Medication To Go On For A Period Of Time. But Simply By Making The Changes - Get Your Sleep, 35 Grams Of Fiber And A Half-hour Walk - Your Cholesterol Will Come Down, Your Sugar Will Come Down, And Your Blood Pressure Will Come Down. Only The Minority Of People Can't Control It.

If You Believe In Equality, If You Believe In Standing Up For The Rights Of All, Especially For People Most Affected By Bigotry And Discrimination, Then You Have No Choice But To Be Present And Accounted For When It Comes To Standing Up For Gays And Lesbians In Our Society.

It Turns Out Cuba Has This Incredible Healthcare System For A Very Poor Country.

If There Ever Is A Struggle, Making A Good Movie Will Always Supersede The Need To Be Noble.

You Know He's [george W. Bush] There Illegally. You Know He Was Not Elected Either By The Popular Vote Or By The Vote In Florida.

All Religions Teach The Same Basic Thing, That You Have To Stand Up For Those That Are Considered The Worst.

I Don't Support The Troops, America, And Neither Do You.

Bush's Presidency Is Revisionism-proof. We're Going To Be Recovering From It For The Rest Of Our Lives.

Here's What I Don't Think Works: An Economic System That Was Founded In The 16th Century And Another That Was Founded In The 19th Century. I'm Tired Of This Discussion Of Capitalism And Socialism; We Live In The 21st Century, We Need An Economic System That Has Democracy As Its Underpinnings And An Ethical Code.

I Want Americans To Realize That We Are The Owners Of This Country, And That One Person Can Make A Difference.

Making A Difference

We Have To See That We're A Part Of Each Other, And We Have To Take Care Of Each Other. The Reason Why They Have Universal Health Care In Canada And Britain, These Other Places? Because They Believe If One Suffers, Everybody Suffers.

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