Needless Quotes

(after he heard that Smokey and the Bandit (1977) was the favourite film of director Alfred Hitchcock): I have had people who were very intellectual and my heroes, that have quietly said to me, "I loved Smokey and the Bandit!" And I said, "It`s alright because so did 150 million other people!"` I`m thrilled that Mr. Hitchcock felt that way and I convey to his daughter that, needless to say, he was the best.

I was crushed when Bush got re-elected. I was so depressed and am still gravely disappointed with the results of both elections. I think history will verify that the world would have been a much better place if the outcome had not been that way. I`m never going to be invited for tea at the White House. But I`ve never gone on stage - before the elections or since - and slagged off Bush. Not because I agree with him in any way, out of respect for the office of President. It`s too obvious to bash Bush. Everybody knows what I think about his policies. We went to a local bar for a couple of drinks to cheer ourselves up. On the way home we passed a couple who were in their sixties. I could see the recognition in their eyes so I said, `How ya doing?`. The old guy replied, `I only got one thing to say to you` - and put his hand in the sign of a `W`. I went bananas - and that wasn`t one tenth of how badly my wife reacted. Needless to say, it`s been a difficult last couple of years. It`s heartbreaking many people now view Americans with suspicion. At one time, we were everybody`s best friend. We could go to places perceived as dangerous territories. Now, I`d think twice about asking our road crew to travel there. (May 2006)

You know the puritan ethic that started out four centuries ago in this country, needless to say - at least for the moment - a thing of the past - from what I can tell.

Every year we see needless and preventable injuries from fireworks,

Amber is excited about having a baby and I think she surprises everyone by having a water birth, ... The scenes in the birth pool were difficult to film because I was in water all day. By the end of the shoot, the water had real baby pee in it, fake blood, jam and shaving foam - needless to say I almost vomited!

All defense secretaries in wartime have, needless to say, made misjudgments.

It`s not only a story of success and accomplishment, but needless to say, we are proud of him and all the troops around the globe putting their lives on the line for freedom.

I feel so sorry for them and I feel so despondent for them. It`s just so needless, it`s just so pointless.

When we believe that God is Father, we also believe that such a father`s hand will never cause his child a needless tear. We may not understand life any better, but we will not resent life any longer.

The thousands of Americans, including Greens, who protested in the streets in early 2003 were right. We need to hold public officials who got us into the Iraq war accountable. Being right doesn`t make us proud, it makes us angry and sorrowful for the needless deaths of tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians, the more than 2,300 U.S. service members, and the hundreds of civilian contractors.

Needless to say we had nothing to do with that. We are wondering who did it.

A tremendous amount of needless pain and suffering can be eliminated by ensuring that health insurance is universally available.

Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves.

Finally getting that call saying I was on the team? Needless to say I was very happy. This is my hometown. Then, the next day, my dreams came crashing down. I understand that this is a business and you can`t take stuff personally, but it was a very, very tough time.