The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.

The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.

Even a dead fish can go with the flow.

But the good news is that out in the countryside, just about every place that's got a zip code has somebody or some group of people battling the economic and political exclusion that Wall Street and Washington are shoving down our throats.

Like NASCAR race drivers or PGA golfers, why not require each of the [US presidential] candidates to cover their clothing, briefcases and staff with the logo patches of their corporate sponsors?

Democracy is not something that happens, you know, just at election time, and it's not something that happens just with one event. It's an ongoing building process. But it also ought to be a part of our culture, a part of our lives.

Even the smallest dog can lift its leg on the tallest building.