If there is no God or no evidence of God and certainly no evidence of a very morally engaged god, then whatever has to be done has to be done by us.

Hope is essential to any political struggle for radical change when the overall social climate promotes disillusionment and despair.

For anyone worn down, The Impossible Will Take a Little While is a bracing double cappuccino.

Considering the absence of legal coercion, the surprising thing is that men have for so long, and, on the whole, so reliably, adhered to what we might call the breadwinner ethic.

Exercise is the yuppie version of bulimia.

No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.

The 'working poor,' as they are approvingly termed, are in fact the major philanthropists of our society.

There is a vast difference between positive thinking and existential courage.

No one should be incarcerated for debt or squeezed for money they have no chance of getting their hands on.

Poverty is not a character failing or a lack of motivation. Poverty is a shortage of money.

Personally, I can't see why it would be any less romantic to find a husband in a nice four-color catalogue than in the average downtown bar at happy hour.

Emancipation from the bondage of the soil is no freedom for the tree.

Ever since I can remember I was telling stories and had a huge interest in other people and what made them tick.

Today, blood work and science are able to provide more of a movie of your health, identifying trends before they become an issue.

Our past affects us, our present affects us, and even our future can affect us. We live in the relative world of time and space.

Eventually, I want to be a creative producer that isn't in things. The acting is more of a secondary thing for me now.

There must be no worse punishment to a totalitarian nation than the withdrawal of capital.

I refuse to accept that the shackles of slavery can ever be stronger than the quest for freedom.

I want to be a manager for new artists, get real estate.

Eyes open wide, looking at the heavens with a tear in my eye.

Drawing is exercise for a restless imagination.