Quotes by Michael Moore

About Michael Moore:

Michael Francis Moore is an American documentary filmmaker, screenwriter, author, journalist, actor, and left-wing political activist. He is the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), a critical look at the presidency of George W. Bush and the War on Terror, which is the highest-grossing documentary of all time and winner of the Palme d'Or. His film Bowling for Columbine (2002), which examines the causes of the Columbine High School massacre, won the Academy Award for Documentary Feature. Both Bowling for Columbine and Sicko (2007), which examines health care in the United States, are among the top ten highest-grossing documentaries. In September 2008, he released his first free movie on the Internet, Slacker Uprising, which documented his personal quest to encourage more Americans to vote in presidential elections. He has also written and starred in the TV shows TV Nation, a satirical newsmagazine television series and The Awful Truth, a satirical show.
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The left, liberals, believe that if we just have more gun control laws, all the problems are going to go away. Well, I don't think so. I don't think so. I think - yes, it will, it will be reduced. There's no question about that.

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Here's what I don't think works: An economic system that was founded in the 16th century and another that was founded in the 19th century. I'm tired of this discussion of capitalism and socialism; we live in the 21st century; we need an economic syst...

Michael Moore

Since 9/11, the Bush administration has used that tragic event as a justification to rip up our constitution and our civil liberties. And I honestly believe that one or two 9/11s, and martial law will be declared in our country and we're inching towa...

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We're never gonna get rid of crazy people. They've been around for thousands of years - they'll continue to be around; they'll continue to do horrible things.

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I'm not a big believer in our copyright laws; I find them way too restrictive.

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You know we are flawed people, so if someone is going to make a movie about me, they don't have to make it up. My real flaws are much funnier.

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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.

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Everybody gets sick; everybody has had a problem with insurance or the prescription drugs they're supposed to be taking or an elderly parent who needs care.

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Greed has been with human beings forever. We have a number of things in our species that you would call 'the dark side,' and greed is one of them. If you don't put certain structures in place or restrictions on those parts of our being that come from...

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You can't regulate child labor. You can't regulate slavery. Some things are just wrong.

Michael Moore

If we didn't have Social Security, our seniors would live mostly in poverty. You'd have another 18 million people in poverty.

Michael Moore

There's a gullible side to the American people. They can be easily misled.

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'Champagne' and 'breathmint' are the first two words all Oscar winners hear.

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Now that I exist in the mainstream majority, I'm not really so controversial any more, am I? Not really news.

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Many criminals believe what they say is true; they could pass a lie detector test.

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Under Reagan came the idea of putting your pension plan in the stock market, which wasn't a guaranteed pension.

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There's over a billion people on this planet that don't have access to clean drinking water.

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Should such an ignorant people lead the world? How did it come to this in the first place? 82 percent of us don't even have a passport! Just a handful can speak a language other than English.

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Clearly I am a person who suffers from a lack of ego.

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I don't want to do anything that violates my own personal code of ethics and morals.

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It's not surprising to me that in a country born of racial genocide, the issue of race is still an open wound on the American soul. We haven't dealt with it.

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Author Bio

  • NameMichael Moore
  • DescriptionAmerican filmmaker, author, social critic, and liberal activist
  • BornApril 23, 1954
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Director; Television Presenter; Author; Journalist; Actor; Autobiographer
  • AwardsWriters Guild Of America Award; Emmy Award