As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy.

My memory of my household is of one immersed in books and music. I have a very intimate relationship with Bengali literature, particularly Tagore, and my interest besides reading then was music.

When you come into the world you have nothing... when you leave you have nothing... and in between there's the IRS.

If the power goes out, business stops... whether you sell roses or youre a big manufacturer.

Any government that chooses to be an ally of terror has also chosen to be an enemy of civilization.

All passes, Art alone Enduring stays to us; The Bust out-lasts the throne,-- The coin, Tiberius.

Maybe the best proof that the language is patriarchal is that it oversimplifies feeling.

I have come to believe that one thing people cannot bear is a sense of injustice. Poverty, cold, even hunger are more bearable than injustice.

Love is a sickness full of woes, all remedies refusing.

Do not think that your crying and complaints can force Jesus to become sentimental and then give Himself out so cheaply.

I know what I love about acting - and it's the creative process