At root, evangelical anti-intellectualism is both a scandal and a sin. It is a scandal in the sense of being an offense and a stumbling block that ne….

The best way to become more creative is to create nothing. By this, I mean that you should return to zero point. Rid yourself of all the mental and e….

Where I came from with the Twins, they were passionate about baseball. Through thick and thin, it was, 'Let's go.' It's something I have to get used ….

[T]he man who, in the concrete pressure of a struggle for national independence by a single people, had the coolness, forecast, and capacity to intro….

To enable consensus politics to develop we need to empower people where they live. This means devolving financial resources and political power down ….

Having Black hair is unique in that Black women change up styles a lot. You can walk down one street block in New York City and see 10 different hair….

Evolution as a process that has always gone on in the history of the earth can only be doubted by those who are ignorant of the evidence or are resis….

That's also part of having great editors -- they can sort of be honest with you and say, "I see where you're headed with this, but I don't think it's….

Every day, passion speaks to us through our feelings. That's why when you allow yourself to become anesthetized by what others think, you literally b….

From the time of independences until the end of the Cold War, in spite of the participation of a considerable number of African states in the non-ali….

Success doesn’t necessarily come from breakthrough innovation but from flawless execution. A great strategy alone won’t win a game or a battle; the w….

I have been running since I was 7. I was trying to restructure the way my body was made instead of trying to master the way I ran. I would get so fru….

In Germany, you have a huge official memorial to the murdered Jews and then you have this artist who's been putting these stumbling blocks, these bra….

What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you. That's not just my theory or point of view, it's physics. Life is an energy of giving a….

So much can be learned by any filmmaker by studying his work, in terms of blocking, staging, editing and sound..

Writer’s block is my unconscious mind telling me that something I’ve just written is either unbelievable or unimportant to me, and I solve it by goin….

Repression is good for cultural achievement. Let's face it. What are gay boys going to be like? I always like to say the 19th-century gay boy was Osc….

Europe isn't something connected by the Euro. Every little dimension of Europe is so hugely different, and I think America is different in its states….

There were millions of such families anxious only for peace and quiet in their own little nests. These were the mounting blocks by which the criminal….

Go to the club or go to the block or go hang out and things start coming..

I always write to the moment. I've always been that kind of emcee. I don't wanna come in with all the paperwork and all o' that or whatever. That's g….