Despite everything that Harlem did to our generation, I think it gave something to a few. It gave them a strength that couldn't be obtained anywhere else.

For where does one run to when he's already in the promised land?

There is no greater sensation of consciousness than to expend yourself completely through the quickening fires of passion.

So life does flow, but not from left to right on a time scale, rather frominside out.

When the guy says go, you start to suffer - or you might as well not be out there. It's a small piece of your life, make it hurt.

The fruits of Christianity were religious wars, butcheries, crusades, inquisitions, extermination of the natives of America, and the introduction of African slaves in their place.

If you dared to put your opinion into a factual piece, your editors said, "You can't do this. Write an op-ed."

One of the best ways of showing pluralism in action is for people to do service together, and that has so many benefits.

I had massive anxiety as a child. I was in therapy. From 8 to 10, I was borderline agora-phobic. I could not leave my mom's side. There was a lot of fear, but it was also very exciting.

In adolescence you have to separate yourself and establish your identity. So, being very independent anyway, I took charge.

Why should the lamp or the house be an art object but not our life?

How do Ferrari know what I'm doing next year when I don't know what I'm doing next week?