The best intentions (of respect and tolerance) can often be annoying to those whose cultures are not in dominance: we feel that we are often zoological specimens.

Leadership is another word for preparation.

I consider this a kind of neoliberalism of the Left, this rise and promotion of spontaneity above preparation.

Where there is a living memory of struggle, they have a living memory of the rebellion. Where there's no struggle afterward the rebellion is forgotten.

To build a mass movement, nonviolence is indispensable.

To be a Communist or to be somebody who believes in the future is a curious thing. So you have to live with people around you, you have to be with the people.

I understand politically that uprisings take place as a combination of spontaneity and preparation, not that preparation is more important than spontaneity.

You cannot have politics without building mass-movements.

You see often it's not ideas, it's inertia, it's bureaucratism, it's all the other things that sometimes come in the way of a good idea.

Where there is no history of struggle after an uprising, the living memory dies.

When you are threatened, when your life is threatened, you have to fight back.

Call your destiny. Put in your work. Manifest your blessings.

You were right. I can't be trusted around people." "What does that make me? A stuffed potato?

Don’t be quick to get angry.

I've made six films since I made Secrets and Lies but I still live in London and I'd love to do theater.

I realized early I can manipulate the ceiling in the middle class. The allure becomes how far I can make the ceiling rise.

Just because you have a right to do something in America does not mean it is the right thing to do.

If goodness is its own reward, shouldn't we get a little something for being naughty?

I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying.' I tried with all my heart.

Technology is important because it creates the future. We're able to be a part of the "next" and create things that don't exist.

Obama still has work to do with the vision thing. Convincing voters that he has a credible, practical plan to turn the nation around is a process, not a speech.