“The genius of the American system is that through freedom we have crea...” — Phil Gramm Quote

“The genius of the American system is that through freedom we have created extraordinary results from plain old ordinary people.”

“I'd rather go to the dentist... but I'm going.”

“I said we are in a mental recession. We keep getting the steady drumbeat of bad news... it's become a mental recession. We don't have measured negative growth. That's a fact, that's not a commentary.”

“Misery sells newspapers.”

“Quite frankly, I think nothing could do more to immediately bolster national security then enabling us to produce more oil and gas here at home at a price consumers could afford.”

“The American story is a story of immigration. I would be the last person who would say immigrants are not important to America.”

“There is a latent talent in everyone. I am nothing extraordinary just because I happen to be an actor. Everybody is extraordinary in his own way. One must identify one's own talent early on - one is not great merely when he gets recognized by others - and one doesn't become a nobody just because his talent is not widely known.”

“I'm fascinated by young people who do extraordinary things.”

“I'm very successful and do lots of films but I've never actually done anything extraordinary.”

“I just did a part in 'Sin City 2.' I got to do a scene with Ray Liotta. Amazing man, extraordinary gentleman who was just so kind to me... I'm so excited about that; I think it's gonna be very cool.”

“People go to extraordinary lengths to get films made.”

“I wanted to look at them because I feel, internally, that I am an ordinary person who has had an extraordinary life.”