Slavery is a memory of something we cannot remember, and yet we cannot forget.

Art - when it is really doing what it should do - teaches abstract thinking; it teaches teamwork; it teaches people to actually think about things that they cannot see.

We are part of each other and part of something bigger than our own egos. An artist should... bring into the world some vision. Dancers should ask, "What is their work in the service of?"

This is what I call participation in the world of ideas. That is what art-making is.

When I am in pain, I must know that beauty always has been and always will be. This is as close to eternity as I need to be.

We all agree that marriage is a fundamental right. And in our country, and in our society, there are no second-class citizens.

HAPPINESS IS A BASIC RIGHT OF HUMANITY...BE HAPPY REGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCES!

What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.

No! If you die, I die! You asked me to spend forever with you, and I'm going to!

In his prime, the young comic walked onto a stage with the confidence of a man who owned it, and by the time he walked off, he did.

The more accurately one can illuminate a particular human experience, the better the work of art.

Elections have to have at least a little meaning. Obama ran on income tax hikes for the wealthy. People knew they were voting for that. They want that. And it's good policy.

I was out once and had wine and I got sick to my stomach, and I vowed I would never drink again.

Say only what you mean.

I try not to cry, in general. The experience of crying is so emotional and uncomfortable for me that I don't like to go there.

I'm watching a lot of the football.