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.

Athletics should reduce stress, not increase it.

Athletics should reduce stress, not increase it.

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.

You've got to give it up to Evanston. They went into their trap and we stopped attacking and we played read more

You've got to give it up to Evanston. They went into their trap and we stopped attacking and we played timid. We were lucky we were able to hang on.

We seem to be an outlier in sales tax with this weak growth, ... We anticipate with the home heating read more

We seem to be an outlier in sales tax with this weak growth, ... We anticipate with the home heating oil season coming back, it's going to be bad. The sales tax will probably take a hit in the final quarter of this [calendar] year and through first quarter unless prices all of a sudden correct themselves and come back down.

If the human mind was simple enough to understand, we'd be too simple to understand it.

If the human mind was simple enough to understand, we'd be too simple to understand it.

Social advance depends as much upon the process through which it is secured as upon the result itself.

Social advance depends as much upon the process through which it is secured as upon the result itself.

Because of last year's surprise, the company decided to go ahead and manufacture extra doses.

Because of last year's surprise, the company decided to go ahead and manufacture extra doses.

We're a controversial band, so big that everyone wants to hate us. We get a lot of bad press. I read more

We're a controversial band, so big that everyone wants to hate us. We get a lot of bad press. I don't listen to it. We take it with a grain of salt and keep moving on.