Prison is a second-by-second assault on the soul, a day-to-day degradation of the self, an oppressive steel and brick umbrella that transforms seconds into hours and hours into days.

Politics is the art of making the people believe that they are in power, when in fact, they have none.

The media, itself an arm of mega-corporate power, feeds the fear industry, so that people are primed like pumps to support wars on rumor, innuendo, legends, and lies.

If you ain't angry, you ain't paying attention.

The United States is Fast Becoming One of the Biggest Open-Air Prisons on Earth

Many claim that it is insane to resist the system; but actually, it is insane not to.

The state would rather give me an uzi than a microphone.

Very few people in prison have voices that go beyond the wall. It's my job to do the work for them because they have no one.

I spend my days preparing for life, not preparing for death.

The role of television is the illusion of company, noise. I call it the fifth wall and the second window: the window of illusion.

If the Constitution can be used against one, it can be used against all.

Donald Trump is launching his own nonprofit group: Borders without Doctors.

It takes a habit to break a habit. You can pray every day for a generous heart, but until you start acting in that direction, nothing's going to change.

Do be careful. I can't replace you as easily as all that.

Bigotry hurts the economy, so the next time you want to blame minorities for your problems, first take a look in the mirror.

Creative freedom is a huge carrot.

Hot soup at table is very vulgar; it either leads to an unseemly mode of taking it, or keeps people waiting too long whilst it cools. Soup should be brought to table only moderately warm.

U.S. companies earn more from their investments in the EU than in the rest of the world combined.

Yasser Arafat and Mahmoud Abbas have recognized Israel's right to exist. The Israeli government has never recognized our right to a sovereign state and self-determination.

So anybody with any bit of intelligence has got to be pissed off because if they see how things are in the world they're not going to be happy with it.

It is no use. I find it impossible to work with security staring me in the face.