Occupation: Film Writer Birth: December 21, 1935
A large psychic void is left by a loss of faith. So many Catholics have tried so many things to replace it..
I think the idea of creating a television news source that is not beholden to corporate interests is nirvana..
The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar..
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem..
We should not use crippled children to sell hamburgers. Ever..
Everybody is under pressure to shut up and sing..
I have moved from certainty to doubt, from devotion to rebellion..
I tip like crazy. Theyll remember me. Celebrity can be expensive..
In 1953 there were two ways for an Irish Catholic boy to impress his parents: become a priest or attend Notre Dame..
There's a reason we seperate Church and State. The reason for the richness and the diversity of religion in this nation is because of the seperation ….
I have been in the witness protection program for the last three weeks. I campaigned for Ralph Nader. I'm now living as a woman in Mississippi..
Women are smarter than men because they listen..
What really keeps me going is the constant belief that it could all disappear tomorrow..
Its like threading a needle while walking on a water bed..
Recognition should come to the reporter who uncovers public cheating or proves a convicted man innocent..
Presenting statues of honor to reporters for covering an earthquake is like presenting a first prize to a doctor for performing surgery..
Science may have come a long way, but as far as religion is concerned, we are first cousins to the !Kung tribesmen of the Kalahari Desert. Except for….
This is Sesame Street. A place where people, birds, monsters all live in perfect harmony..
Oprah is more than an institution. Oprah is a very special star in the firmament. I can't imagine a greater success than she's enjoyed..
I'm not a pacifist. I'm not that brave..
The radio of my youth ... is now a quaint memory replaced by computer hard drives..