Quotes from Michael Moore

I don't believe that the Bush Administration had something to do with September 11th. I do believe that there were a lot of warning signals, but I don't think they were ignored on purpose - Bush just wanted to go to the ranch for a month.

I'm not a proselytizer. I was raised Catholic. I am a Catholic.

The No. 1 cause of bankruptcies is medical bills.

I've never supported this concept of going after Napster. I think the rock bands who fought this were wrong.

I've been encouraging documentary filmmakers to use more and more humor, and they're loath to do that because they think if it's a documentary it has to be deadly serious - it has to be like medicine that you're supposed to take. And I think it's what keeps the mass audience from going to documentaries.

I say stupid white men are always the problem. That's never going to change.

Horace's best ode would not please a young woman as much as the mediocre verses of the young man she is in love with.

By the end of the millenium five men controlled the world's media. And the people rejoiced, because their TVs told them to.

I still believe the lessons I learned when I was raised in a Roman Catholic household. Like, it's harder for a rich man to get into Heaven than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.

WikiLeaks, God bless them, will save lives as a result of their actions.

The media, the corporations, the politicians…have all done such a good job of scaring the American public, it's come to the point where they don't need to give any reason at all.

No decisions should ever be made without asking the question, is this for the common good?

If there ever is a struggle, making a good movie will always supersede the need to be noble.

I'm interested to see what happens with Fox News and phone hacking. I really can't believe it just happens in Great Britain. Because really, who cares about just hacking phones over there?

There should be no private health insurance companies operating for profit.

The movie theater is never going away. If that was a case why are there still restaurants? People still have kitchens in their home!

Hope for the best is what we do, right from the moment we're born.

A lot of political people, especially people on the left, have forgotten the importance of humor as an incredible weapon, and a vehicle through which to affect change.

I drive an American car. It's a Chrysler. That's not an endorsement. It's more like a cry for pity.

I do believe that we are to love our enemies and do good to those who persecute you. I believe that there is power and strength in that.

Contrary to what those in power would like you to believe so that you'll give up your pension, cut your wages, and settle for the life your great-grandparents had, America is not broke. Not by a long shot. The country is awash in wealth and cash.

Capitalism is against the things that we say we believe in - democracy, freedom of choice, fairness. It's not about any of those things now. It's about protecting the wealthy and legalizing greed.

All of our political parties are bought and paid for by corporate America, Wall Street, and the wealthy interests. The Republican Party more so, but the Democrats take their share of the loot, too.

The wealthy have never liked to pay for the labor that enriches them. Ever since slavery was eliminated, they have been trying to keep it as close to slavery as they can without violating the slave laws.