I still think it's probably recognized as one of the most socially progressive courts in the country. It has instincts read more

I still think it's probably recognized as one of the most socially progressive courts in the country. It has instincts to protect the poor and the powerless.

Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.

Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.

So from that standpoint, it didn't seem weird to me at all. I think it's interesting and obviously audiences do, read more

So from that standpoint, it didn't seem weird to me at all. I think it's interesting and obviously audiences do, too ... I think there is a sort of emptiness in our look at life in general lately, and think this is a way to explore that.

Don't give advice unless you're asked.

Don't give advice unless you're asked.

They met on the streets of Seattle. The reason they chose the name The Coats, there were a lot of read more

They met on the streets of Seattle. The reason they chose the name The Coats, there were a lot of rainy nights on the streets, so they got overcoats and wore them. They are young. Very refreshing.

great news. A half-million dollars toward a problem we’ve been struggling with for so long is a great benefit to read more

great news. A half-million dollars toward a problem we’ve been struggling with for so long is a great benefit to out city, especially around the old Wehadkee site and in Knoxville.

I have been subject to politics as long as I've been alive, thirty-five years, starting with the New Deal, going read more

I have been subject to politics as long as I've been alive, thirty-five years, starting with the New Deal, going into the Second World War, the Cold War, Korea, the whole thing. So, I've been affected by it and hence since I've made my art, my art must reflect my political experience.

Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree

Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree

Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt

Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt