The popular mocking of reparations as a harebrained scheme authored by wild-eyed lefties and intellectually unserious black nationalists is fear masquerading as laughter.

To celebrate freedom and democracy while forgetting American's origins in a slavery economy is patriotism à la carte.

America's indispensable working class existed as property beyond the realm of politics, leaving white Americans free to trumpet their love of freedom and democratic values.

Darling, if I take your breath away, I will give you mine.

14 years ago I was born in the shadow of this mountain, given the name Mary Call. - Mary Call in Where the Lilies Bloom.

With God, I can do all things! But with God and you, and the people who you can interest, by the grace of God, we're gonna cover the world!

The economy is rough. I think that affects everyone from big filmmakers to tiny filmmakers.

We're in the midst of an evolution, not a revolution.

I think it might honestly be time for the Sunshine State to officially change its motto to the Worst State.

We can shoot rockets into space but we can't cure anger or discontent.

Writing must be a machine for breaking down, that is, allowing the now uncontrolled and uncontrollable reconstitutions of thoughts and expressions. All other kinds of writing simply express.

On tour I feel like it's always so go go...you're always just taking in and storing information and feelings and things. So for me I need time off to let all those things come out and settle.

It may be made a question whether men grow wiser as they grow older, anymore than they grow stronger or healthier or honest.