Sometime you just need to be silent, have a drink and crack a smile or somethin', because the human condition, in general, is just overwhelming in so many ways.

The problem is that in America is that the nation state has been so weak when it comes to the history of big markets the history of big business in a way so we have a very weak welfare state compared to European nation states.

The only countervailing force against organized money at the top, is organized people at the bottom.

Clever gimmicks of mass distraction yield a cheap soulcraft of addicted and self-medicated narcissists.

Profound music leads us beyond language...to the dark roots of our scream and the celestial heights of our silence.

I certainly support the right of the gay brothers and sisters to come together. I believe true love can take a number of different forms. If they choose to be married that's fine, but the important thing is I hope they find love

Context shapes who you are.