Art and politics have many things in common.

Art is useful. Through art we can start building a world that works differently.

The art that we should be doing today, in the twenty-first century, is art that is not for the museum.

Once you become an immigrant, the first thing that is taken from you is the opportunity to talk about politics and to talk about yourself as a political being.

The first right an immigrant is stripped of is the right to be political.

In a global world, we should be citizens. Dignity has no nationality.

Intimate relationships only have God's blessing if the man and woman are married.

Those who deserve to die, die the death they deserve.

I'd rather hurt than feel nothing at all.

And so, being young and dipt in folly, I fell in love with melancholy.

They [Democrats and Republicans] agree with each other on either doing nothing or giving lip service to climate change and the really transformative changes that need to happen.

Well, how'd we get to talking about our ancestors? People think we don't talk about anything else in Charleston.

I try not to date musicians. It's all I've dated. Every guy I've dated is a musician. Obviously, it's not working.

I love all animals. I have a fascination with fish, birds, whales - sentient life - insects, reptiles.

There's no trust, No faith, no honesty in men; all perjured, All forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers.

I would say I know nothing about the music business, in a nice sort of way. I totally forgot I was in that music video. That's so funny.