What I always try to do is make the political personal.

Our goal isn't to close Wal-Mart down. It is to make it a better, more humane company toward its employees and the communities it is in.

People may be surprised at how hard and difficult filmmaking can be, having the creativity and the technical aspects together is very hard to do.

It appears the Kochs are among the most defensive billionaires, preferring the comfy confines of their callous and intellectually dishonest world view.

Economic research demonstrates that tax dollars spent in early childhood development provide extraordinary return on investment-16% for high quality programs

The Occupy movement has drawn attention to how too many in the 1 percent get to play by their own rules while exploiting the 99 percent.

Corporate conglomerates run without regulation do not work in the service of society, and run reckless and unchecked whenever possible.

We know that BP cuts safety corners, takes risks, and is unconcerned about anything other than their own profit.

Ideology has consequences.

It makes no sense to spend $6 billion a month to go after 100 Al Qaeda in Afghanistan.

To feel that one has a place in life solves half the problem of contentment.

One of my earliest memories is of bashing the keyboard with my hands, my chubby little baby hands, and I remember the sound hitting my face. It became my toy.

Knowledge has organizing power inherit in it. It is simply enough to know.

Eternal life is personal existence in continuity with the present life, but transfigured.

Oh, most unhappy man,' he cried, 'try to be happy! You have red hair like your sister.' My red hair, like red flames, shall burn up the world,' said Gregory.

I love comedy and drama equally and music too. I just sort of follow my nose to whatever seems really exciting at the time. Eventually, I might want to do a rock opera.

I'm not into music - the only music I like is musical theater, but I have every Ween album.

Politics is changing and as the demographics of different constituencies change so we need to be awake to the possibility of making gains where we have not traditionally done so.

I wish I was a rapper. There are certainly times when I wish I could just drop an album and channel all my ideas, anger, humor and energy into some music and be done with it.

Love adds a precious seeing to the eye.