Most of these who are thrust into combat soon find it impossible to maintain the mythic perception of war.

One needs solitude and quiet to think. The cacophony of modern culture is designed to make that impossible.

Becoming vegan is the most important and direct change we can immediately make to save the planet and its species.

The press, or at least most of it, has lost the passion, the outrage, and the sense of mission that once drove reporters to defy authority and tell the truth.

Violence is a disease, a disease that corrupts all who use it regardless of the cause.

The true purpose of education is to make minds, not careers.

A society without the means to detect lies and theft soon squanders its liberty and freedom.

Unfettered capitalism is a revolutionary force that consumes greater and greater numbers of human lives until it finally consumes itself.

I don't fight fascists because I'll win. I fight fascists because they are fascists.

We live in imaginary, virtual worlds created by corporations that profit from our deception.

War in the end is always about betrayal, betrayal of the young by the old, of soldiers by politicians, and of idealists by cynics.

I’m fulfilling my calling when I raise my voice high

A sprinkle of magic, a ton of fun, a heap of optimism, a lot of joy, a glimmer of hope – ’tis the gift of the Happy Rosy Day gratitude journal.

Happiness is not in perfection but it is a perception in the midst of imperfection.

The eternal mistake of mankind is to set up an attainable ideal.

Being the person I am, you know, the size I am, being a woman, being a black woman, there's not a lot of roles for us.

In a way I'm probably immortal.

Nothing hurts more than realizing they meant everything to you, but you meant nothing to them.

Love is proud of itself. It leaks out of us even with the tightest security.

It's pretty much rock-'n'-roll. I sit down and start feeling stuff and writing.