Quotes by Michael Moore

Capitalism is an organized system to guarantee that greed becomes the primary force of our economic system and allows the few at the top to get very wealthy and has the rest of us riding around thinking we can be that way, too - if we just work hard enough, sell enough Tupperware and Amway products, we can get a pink Cadillac.

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.

We as Americans believe its OK to kill people. We believe its OK to invade a country that had nothing to do with 9/11. We think its OK to invade a country where we think Osama Bin Laden is and hes in the other country. So we just go in and we just kill. And we have the death penalty we sanction it.

If you believe in equality, if you believe in standing up for the rights of all, especially for people most affected by bigotry and discrimination, then you have no choice but to be present and accounted for when it comes to standing up for gays and lesbians in our society.

Oprahs got good politics, shes got a good heart, and shell have us all up Jazzercising at six in the morning. This cannot be a bad thing, and reading a book while were Jazzercising. So America would be better off if Oprah were president.

Republicans are relentless and theyre smart, too - theyre not all dumb - and on Election Day, theyll be up at five in the morning.

For my very first movie, Roger and Me, I made it as part of my deal with Warner Brothers that the four people that were evicted in that film, that Warner Brothers would house - would pay their mortgage or their rent for the next two years to give them a chance to get on their feet.

The No. 1 cause of bankruptcies is medical bills.

We have to see that were a part of each other, and we have to take care of each other. The reason why they have universal health care in Canada and Britain, these other places? Because they believe if one suffers, everybody suffers.

My employees, theres no deductible in your health care. No deductible, absolutely not. You get paid sick days, as many as you need, personal days.

The American public believes that health care is a right and not a commodity.

If I were a capitalist I would not give my employees health insurance with no deductible, which I do, including dental, and paid pregnancy leave. Thats not called capitalism, thats called being a Christian and someone who believes in democracy, so that everyone should get a fair slice of the pie.

The health insurance industry does not like to pay out claims, because they dont make money. The only way they can make a profit is if they dont pay for your operation. If they pay for your operation and your doctors appointment and your pharmaceuticals, they dont make any money.

When Im shooting a movie, Im always in an invisible theater seat. I respect the fact that people have worked hard all week and want to go to the movies on the weekend and be entertained.

I think movies are too long.

Television has its own award. Its called the Emmy. Its a good award. I like it. I have one. But you dont see movies like The Kings Speech win Oscars and then go to TV and qualify for Emmys. In documentaries, some networks have been able to game the system.

A newspaper is a public trust, and we will suffer as a society without them. It is not the Internet that has killed them. It is their own greed, it is their own stupidity, and it is capitalism that has taken our daily newspapers from us.

My dad was an autoworker, my mom was a clerk. Until I was thirty-five, I never made more than fifteen thousand dollars a year.

All I ask is that you not be naive about how the government works when it decides to go after its prey.

Healthcare should be between the doctor and the patient. And if the doctor says something needs to be done, the government should guarantee it gets paid for.