I felt like a kid standing in the world's greatest video arcade without any quarters, unable to do anything but walk around and watch the other kids play.

No one in the world gets what they want and that is beautiful.

Lights, " I said softly. This had become my favorite word over the past week. In my mind, it had become synonymous with freedom.

You're going to turn it into a fascist corporate theme park where the few people who can still afford the price of admission no longer have an ounce of freedom.

... you only know what I want you to know, you only see what I want you to see."...Wade: " I don't care! I am in love with your mind, with the person you are. I couldn't care about the packaging.

We told each other what movies we were currently watching and what books we were reading.

The most significant thing is public participation. That assures the Afghan public that our promises are not empty.

The end of all activity in the church is to see that a man and a woman with their children are happy at home, sealed for eternity.

In New Orleans, you can pitch a rock and hit a great trumpeter.

If everyone likes you, it probably means you aren't saying much.

Then going out on the ice usually about 15 minutes before and certain things I would do for the different races, aspects that you run through your mind.

Regardless of who wins, an election should be a time for optimism and fresh approaches.

Who gets to choose what battle takes her down?

An intelligent person is someone who listens with understanding.

You know there are very few Marxists left in the world... they're all in American universities.

The habit of disguising ideology as expertise has created a deficit of legitimacy.