No man has ever been born a Negro hater, a Jew hater, or any other kind of hater. Nature refuses to be involved in such suicidal practices.

The most important word in the language of the working class is "solidarity."

Labor cannot stand still. It must not retreat. It must go on, or go under.

There is a weapon we can fight with. That is the weapon of political action.

I would have worked with the devil himself if he'd been for the six hour day and worker control of the hiring hall.

I'm a working stiff. I just happened to be around at the right time, and nobody else wanted the job.

Im a machine man, and I head a machine.

It was only one man who had gone, but it felt like forever, something so permanent and unstoppable that it blasted her. If she were a tree, she would drop all her leaves.

Keep your ears open and listen to the whispers of the universe, because they will guide you for the best.

Men are too unstable to be just; they are crabbed because they have not passed water at the usual time, or testy because they have not been stroked or praised.

Peace has in it trust in the Lord, that He governs all things, provides all things, and leads to a good end.

I grew up in Florida, and I wanted to go home and I couldn't. I didn't have the money. The book [The Tiger Rising] was a way to go home.

Just because I'm a woman doesn't mean I'm the same as every other female singer.

It's not like I'm that wildly famous that it's disrupted my lifestyle in some way.

I was a standup comedian, which is kind of like writing and directing yourself.

Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders.

I've written fiction for as long as I can remember; it's always been my preferred form of play.