Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened.

The United Nations remains our most important global actor. These days we are continuously reminded of the enormous responsibility of the Security Council to uphold international peace and stability.

As for the promotion of peace congresses we have had our meetings and assemblies but the promotion through them of the determined and effective will to peace displaying itself in action and policy remains to be achieved.

Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur.

Wars will remain while human nature remains. I believe in my soul in cooperation in arbitration but the soldier's occupation we cannot say is gone until human nature is gone.

Birds sing after a storm why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?

My friends are mostly familiar with music that plays on the mainstream radio.

Music is either sacred or secular. The sacred agrees with its dignity and here has its greatest effect on life an effect that remains the same through all ages and epochs. Secular music should be cheerful throughout.

Look when I started out mainstream culture was Sinatra Perry Como Andy Williams Sound of Music. There was no fitting into it then and of course there's no fitting into it now.

The core of the movie business remains intact and it's not descending in scope. Studios want movies that are bigger than ever.

I like to go from mainstream movies to more artsy films. I don't sign on for the money. Maybe I should but I don't. There's always a good reason for doing something.

It's so great in Hollywood now. You have people past 40 sitting and talking about serious stuff writing and making movies and TV but there's laser pistols and superheroes and alien monsters involved. It's viable and mainstream.

I didn't have any ambition to produce big mainstream popcorn movies.

Now if you're Al Gore you can afford $10 a pop for squiggly-pig-tailed fluorescent light bulbs. But if you're mainstream America two or three kids mom and dad working outside the home that's not a very good deal.

President Bush has a record of cutting taxes has provided a prescription drug benefit for seniors has upheld the Second Amendment and remains committed to stopping liberal activists judges who are redefining marriage.

My own early crusade for same-sex marriage for example is now mainstream gay politics. It wasn't when I started.

I think you may see again a rise at the federal government level for a - a call for the federal constitutional amendment because people want to make sure that this definition of marriage remains secure because after all the family is the fundamental unit of government.

Well marriage doesn't function in the way it used to in terms of deciding our fate but it's in our heads and it determines a lot of our actions. Like right now if you think about gay marriage - and they just started having the first gay marriages in New York - it shows what a potent idea marriage remains for people.

Over the years the political establishment has frowned if a mainstream politician mentions marriage.

An ideal wife is one who remains faithful to you but tries to be just as charming as if she weren't.

The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret.

Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.

Fortunately analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.

The country remains dependent on oil. But as we are now learning oil is becoming increasingly scarce.