This is the basis for the most important critique of microfinance. The poor are not entrepreneurs. The idea that more than a few will turn tiny loans into a viable business is simply unrealistic.

There's always a person for every book. And a book for every person.

You don't need to change the world

Home is where you feel loved, and homeland is where you love.

The average American's simplest and commonest form of breakfast consists of coffee and beefsteak.

People's expectations of what I'm capable of doing are very low. People have been used to hearing little one-liners and me play around.

Liberals, communists, socialists, look at people as workers. They look at 'em as ants, worker ants, worker bees and so forth, and they just plug 'em in to do jobs that need to be done.

And it's hard at the end of the day

It's easy to gain weight when you're in the studio.

I'm a sucker for good black skirts and pretty little shirts and kooky tops. I have to admit that shopping satisfies my craving for immediate gratification.

We are constantly misled by the ease with which our minds fall into the ruts of one or two experiences