Gary Busey [actor]

By: Julian Chavez | August 24, 2009 | Ten by Ten

Why do you think religion has caused so much turmoil in the world?
First of all, religion is built for people to be afraid of hell, and spirituality is for people who have been there. Religion came from the formation of men who wanted to control the citizens of their community. There was a man in the past who edited the Bible and took out very important gospels of Jesus’ work on Earth and those who worked with him. Many wars have been fought; many thousands of people have been killed. The people in power brainwash their servants in the deceitful name of their religion.

Who is your favorite author and why?
Larry McMurtry, author of Lonesome Dove. When I read the book Lonesome Dove, I became a part of the book, every character, the environment and the culture of that time in America. I became part of the book and the book became part of me.

What is the single most regrettable decision you have ever made?
I am disappointed in some of the decisions I have made, but I have used the disappointment to dismiss the word “regrettable” from the decisions I made. I now live in freedom.

What is your definition of happiness?
Happiness is the word that cancels out depression, panic, anxiety, frustration and negativity of all kinds. Happiness will dismiss the pain and fear from you.

You can choose five people, dead or alive, to have dinner with. Who would they be and why?
Jesus, Nostradamus, Thomas Jefferson, Joan of Arc and Moses because all five of these people have brought expansion of the intellect, the spirituality and the gifts they were given at birth by their creator.

Define love in as few words as possible…
Faith, patience and obedience. Consider others’ feelings first and start every conversation with a compliment.

What do you fear most?
The word “fear” stands for False Evidence Appearance Real. Therefore, I have no fear.

Favorite quote?
I have two. The first is from Thomas Jefferson: “Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.” The second is from Benjamin Franklin: “The man who is rich rejoices with what he has.”

Do you think there is life on other planets?
When you look at the power of the universe, you know that we are a speck in the middle of that universe — the human being living on Earth. Life comes in many formations. So yes, I do know that there is life on other planets in some form or another.

What do you consider America’s biggest threat?
Lobbyists, earmarks, war on the middle class, illegal immigration, big spending and special-interest groups, lying and deceitful cheating, the bailout by the taxpayers because of America’s financial failures, CEOs with bonuses for not paying attention to the citizens of America, selfishness, loss of power and no authentic leaders. The bottom line is, America is the greatest country in the world, and we must live up to what our forefathers wrote in the Declaration of Independence.

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