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.

I've always thought of the T-shirt as the Alpha and Omega of the fashion alphabet, ... The White T.

I've always thought of the T-shirt as the Alpha and Omega of the fashion alphabet, ... The White T.

We're in a different ball game now. We're going to be shedding a lot of the low-education manufacturing jobs.

We're in a different ball game now. We're going to be shedding a lot of the low-education manufacturing jobs.

I'm going to have a big bruise.

I'm going to have a big bruise.

How glorious it is - and also how painful - to be an exception.

How glorious it is - and also how painful - to be an exception.

I am persuaded there is among the mass of our people a fund of wisdom, integrity, and humanity which will read more

I am persuaded there is among the mass of our people a fund of wisdom, integrity, and humanity which will preserve their happiness in a tolerable measure

Chicago's buoy was a couple of hundred yards astern of Arizona, and I was saddened to look at her.

Chicago's buoy was a couple of hundred yards astern of Arizona, and I was saddened to look at her.

In a body [like Congress] where there are more than one hundred talking lawyers, you can make no calculation upon read more

In a body [like Congress] where there are more than one hundred talking lawyers, you can make no calculation upon the termination of any debate.

I am always fascinated by India.

I am always fascinated by India.