Trayvon Martin could have been any of our sons, so I was not especially moved by that remark of President [Barack] Obama's.

There's no great, white bigot; there's just about 200 million little white bigots out there.

History belongs to she who holds the pen...If we don't tell our stories, they won't be told.

When public policy is directed toward urban spaces, it is directed toward people who sit at the margins.

Black child poverty is higher. As I write in the epilogue, "Yes we can. No he didn't. President [Barack] Obama didn't push black people backward, but he missed the opportunity to move us forward."

Frankly, I'd love to see a multiparty system, like we have in some of our European countries. But I'm not sure how to get there.

If people don't know about you, that's not on them, it's on you.

George W. Bush is evil. He is a terrorist. He is evil. He is arrogant. And he is out of control.

President [Barack] Obama's pick of Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education was abysmal.

If past behavior is any indication, Donald Trump's behavior would not be acceptable.

We have a very large military community - veterans and others - who basically do believe in the militarism.

We leave such a trail of bodies through our teens and twenties that it's hard to tell which one is us. How many versions do we abandon over the years

Character is the total of thousands of small daily strivings to live up to the best that is in us.

That's the job of our line. Get it deep, cause some commotion, be physical and try to get some garbage goals.

It's more egalitarian on the Internet - anyone can put anything up. But in terms of the money it takes to allow a band to get good, there's less of it to invest.

October's gold is dim — the forests rot, The weary rain falls ceaseless, while the day Is wrapped in damp.

Today I believe in the possibility of love; that is why I endeavor to trace its imperfections, its perversions.

Never give up! And remember, determination is as important as talent.

The play takes place on a ramp, hanging from a ramp, below a ramp, and to the sides of a ramp.

I think that creativity depends on having sufficient indeterminacy around for a new pattern to arise up within it.

To do what you love can sometimes be stressful.