I. F. Stone

Every government is run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.

The difference between burlesque and the newspapers is that the former never pretended to be performing a public service by exposure.

Every emancipation has in it the seeds of a new slavery, and every truth easily becomes a lie.

I actually had a movie green lit at Disney the same week 'Burlesque' was green lit - a movie for Disney called 'Mash-Up', about a high school marching band.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

I don't like to get in front of people.