Knowing where you have come from is important in forming an idea of where you want to go.

Everyone understands that in a modern economy - transparency, accountability, a working justice system are part of having a functioning, modern society.

We live in a world in which celebrity recognition, media access, and power translate very quickly into political power and indeed economic power.

Money, media, and political power are very closely connected.

Anybody who cares about the functioning of democracy should be concerned about the blurring of lines between public and private interests.

If somebody has a monopoly position, and wants to keep that monopoly position, it means that you are effectively shutting out competition from other sources.

Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself...It's a self-exploratory operation that is endless. An exorcism of not necessarily his demon, but of his divine discontent.

Your imaginations are not beyond creation, only God's imaginations exceeds all creation.

The more I want to be oblivious, the less I can be. Life and light will not let me be.

I play music - I write my own music, but I play music, just background music really, and just let it happen.

Whenever you find tears in your eyes, especially unexpected tears, it is well to pay the closest attention.

In the United States, revolts tends to be directed against specific situations, rarely against the social structure as a whole.

An organization cannot increase its productivity-but people can!

The past couple years training with Kurt have really brought inspiration into my skating.

If voting could actually change anything, it would be illegal.

I'm not that interested in people