Lou Reed's music has been in the lives of millions of people all over the world for decades. He had a truly universal presence and was respected by musicians across all genres.

Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.

When you're little and you don't have much dough, you have to innovate. You have to be sharp.

There's always going to be a need for activism; there's always going to be a need for you and me doing the right thing, being very Lincoln-sonian in looking out for each other.

I think self-reliance and self-responsibility and self-accountability will help you as a parent, a teacher, as a citizen as a friend.

The public library system of the United States is worth preserving.

The only thing worse than the Pastor Terry Jones scheduled Koran burning is the fact that he canceled the proposed event.