Watching a ball game is one of the sweetest pleasures in the world.

there comes a time in every rabbi's life when he thinks he's Moses.

A society is only as free as its most oppressed and afflicted members.

grateful people are a bore and become obsequious, which causes their benefactors to doubt the wisdom of their choice.

the compulsion to work long years in pursuit of some inner vision must be fueled by stubborn fires.

Love demands everything, they say, but my love demands only this: that no matter what happens or how long it takes, you'll keep faith in me, you'll remember who we are, and you'll never feel despair.

Great literature makes a great life.

Everyone's got a different story.

I like to follow my favorite team and talk sports with my band or fans. You won't believe how many musicians are sports fans. We have so much time on tour that we need these outlets for relaxation.

What I have learned the most is that women have always been integral to shaping America; they just haven't been recognized across all fields.

Michigan is two radically different places - the North and the South which makes for good drama and contrast.

What’s the difference between and actor and a movie star. An actor is someone who pretends to be somebody else. A movie star is somebody who pretends that somebody else is them.

I never want to fake it. That's my whole thing.

Just as important I believe, is Black America can look back at the show and say, "Wow, I think I now understand why a lot of white people were appalled at the acquittal of O.J. Simpson."

There is such a thing as the pressure of darkness.