And now each night, I count the stars. And each night I get the same number. And when the stars won't come to be counted, I count the holes they leave.

The artist's role is to raise the consciousness of the people. To make them understand life, the world and themselves more completely. That's how I see it. Otherwise, I don't know why you do it.

A man is either free or he is not. There cannot be any apprenticeship for freedom.

There is no justice in America, but it is the fight for justice that sustains you

The torture of being the unseen object, and the constantly observed subject.

My responsibility is to truth and beauty.

In America, black is a country.

I'd say I'm a revolutionary optimist. I believe that the good guys -the people- are going to win.

There is no depth to education without art.

Thought is more important than art....To revere art and have no understanding of the process that forces it into existence, is finally not even to understand what art is.

All thinking people oppose terrorism both domestic & international but one should not be used to cover the other

Love Is Elusive When We Never Live The Word We Speak

When they judge you, yawn.When they misunderstand you, smile.When they underestimate you, laugh.When they condemn you, ignore.When they envy you, rejoice.When they oppose you, prevail.

Don't be a one hit wonder. Daringly disrupt the marketplace again and again.

At the heart of science is experimentation. Science doesn't care what you think. What's important is experimenting and actually working stuff out.

If I could remake the world, I'd banish women, send them away with all their trouble. Then children would come from a purer source.

The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers, And heavily in clouds brings on the day, The great, the important day, big with the fate Of Cato and of Rome.

The common wish of the international community is for peace instead of war.

Learn to listen and trust your inner voice

Asperger's syndrome has probably been an important and valuable characteristic of our species throughout evolution.

Pain is such an uncomfortable feeling that even a tiny amount of it is enough to ruin every enjoyment.