I am a child of America. If ever I'm sent to Death Row for my revolutionary 'crimes,' I'll order as my last meal: a hamburger, french fries, and a coke.

Politics is how you live your life, not whom you vote for.

Until you're prepared to kill your parents, you're not really prepared to change the country because our parents are our first oppressors.

We create revolution by living it.

Don't trust anyone over thirty

Every person on the streets of New York is a type. The city is one big theater where everyone is on display.

The power to define the situation is the ultimate power.

All money represents theft… To steal from the rich is a sacred and religious act. While looting, a man to his own self is true.

You can't pay attention to your mistakes. I made a mistake today, I made a mistake yesterday. I think it's... very important to ignore the negative.

Our parents are our first oppressors.

The capitalist imperialism is gonna be destroyed.

Having a little girl has been like following an old treasure map with the important paths torn away.

Writing involves many [acts] tasks, not just generating text

My husband and I don't want Hollywood drama. I go to the market and do the dishes. I'm not treated differently because I work on TV.

He'd felt like a jack-o-lantern for the past few days, as if his guts had been yanked out with a fork and dumped in a heap while a grinning smile stayed plastered on his face.

For years I felt that I wasn't ready to take on slavery. It's a huge topic, and I didn't want to mess it up.

These are the days after. Everything now is measured by after.

A girl should have two things: a smile, and a guy who inspires it.

I'm asking you, I'm begging you, could you please shut your mouth for just five minutes?" You can imagine the reaction. They ended up in the basement.

I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.

Enthusiasm is the force that leads us to the final victory.