I thought it was the most exciting thing I had ever heard in my lifetime. I was blown away.

I thought it was the most exciting thing I had ever heard in my lifetime. I was blown away.

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas read more

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas are bankrupt, and that the party basically takes their loyalty for granted, ... Then the Republicans start coming around and we're like the lonely girl standing against the wall at a dance. Even if you know it's lip service, you feel receptive, just because somebody has bothered to come over and pay attention to you.

What women have to stand on squarely is not their ability to see the world in the way men see read more

What women have to stand on squarely is not their ability to see the world in the way men see it, but the importance and validity of their seeing it in some other way.

The technology is in a very early stage in general, so it may in the future provide breakthroughs but in read more

The technology is in a very early stage in general, so it may in the future provide breakthroughs but in the short-term it is certainly going to take time.

One man's transparency is another's humiliation.

One man's transparency is another's humiliation.

People like port because it's got a really interesting flavour - it's rich. There are quite a lot of liqueurs read more

People like port because it's got a really interesting flavour - it's rich. There are quite a lot of liqueurs with fruit flavours but nothing quite like port.

Life is full of choices. They could have called for help. They could have stopped and walked away. They made read more

Life is full of choices. They could have called for help. They could have stopped and walked away. They made their choice that day, now they must pay the consequences.

You cannot combine being a movie star with not being a movie star

You cannot combine being a movie star with not being a movie star

Burroughs was a very political writer.

Burroughs was a very political writer.