For some reason when it comes to democracy, we seem to think that political knowledge doesn't make any kind of difference or we shouldn't say that it does, like it would hurt people's feelings.

The power to regulate the economy is the same thing as the power to distribute favors.

I’d rather fail miserably pursuing my dreams than succeed at something I have to settle for

I'd say that people give up because they don't know the possibilities that are out there for them, nor do they realize their potential.

For years in football I was angry with the game, angry with pundits and, a lot of the time, angry with the journalists writing about me. All that changed when I got my break in movies.

Compassion for the friend should conceal itself under a hard shell.

I want to advise this people, if the Lord ever does give you an inspiration, for heaven's sake write it down and remember it.

I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go.

An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

I really believe that the virtual world mirrors the physical world.

I'm lucky enough to occasionally be able to do something I love - write poems - and unlucky enough that what I love confuses and overwhelms me.

I haven't stopped and I don't plan on stoppin' any time soon.