I was lucky because when I'd done 'Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief,' I had to have extensive weapons training.
I think there's a weapon of cynicism to say, 'Protest doesn't work. Organizing doesn't work. Y'all are a bunch of hippies. You know, it doesn't do anything,' because, frankly, it's said out of fear, because it is a potent force for political change.
The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, with the truth.
The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas.
In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas.
Certainly, we have to make sure our police forces do not have weapons of mass destruction with which they can terrorize our communities.
Iran's continued pursuit of nuclear weapons, support for international terrorist organizations, and abhorrent human rights practices pose one of the greatest threats to global security.
All mankind is now learning that these nuclear weapons can only serve to destroy, never become beneficial.
I agree with the many who consider freezing all sorts of weapons systems a first step in a realistic disarmament policy.
America, we need to pray and lead from our spirits and not our emotions - and definitely not with our weapons.
