I am guilty of using dollar signs as proof of a work of art's longevity.

No longer are there immutable standards by which to judge ourselves. Image has overtaken reality.

Alcohol was the background color in the fabric of Reggie's life.

Throughout history, self-styled arbiters have taken it upon themselves to decide the question of what can or cannot be the legitimate purview of art.

The rare female scientist was depicted as masculine, coarse, ugly, careworn and industrious but making no significant contribution.

The problems are solved, not by giving new information, but by arranging what we have known since long.

People ask me how I make music. I tell them I just step into it. It's like stepping into a river and joining the flow. Every moment in the river has its song.

I'm not a parenting expert by any means, but I've been interviewing and writing about kids for almost 20 years.

Wouldn't it be nice if the internet blew up?

You gotta be rich to be insane, Hol. Losing your mind is not a luxury for the middle class.

...we are quick to rationalize our entertainment and priorities yet are slow to commit to serving God.

They [the Kochs] want free trade and cheap labour. They own the second-largest private company in America, which is a huge multinational corporation. So they are on a different wavelength.

I don't have any handicap. I am all handicap.

A bright future beckons. The onus is on us, through hard work, honesty and integrity, to reach for the stars.

God, you are my refuge into eternity