 I like this life. I like it when it's hard, and I like it better when it's not, but I know you don't get the sweet part without the bitter. |
| My parents had been involved in the labor movement; if we'd grown up in the city, we would have been red-diaper babies. |
| Music can be used against us as much as it can be used for us. Muzak can put a whole nation to sleep, whereas a lullaby is intended to put a child to sleep in a sweet way. |
| My parents encouraged thought. You'll get through life better if you learn how to think. |
| Part of keeping space open is not to try to choose a form - to spend more time thinking about content, and let form take care of itself. |
| A lot of artists say, I'm not political. People are afraid of this word. |
| When we make mistakes, say, I'm blessed that I have an opportunity to learn from this. |
| The women's movement completely changed attitudes all over the world in ways we'll never be able to count. |
| The war on drugs is a war against the communities. |
| White middle- and upper-class men have a longer journey to go than many people. |
| It is essential that men start being interested in and excited by how women think. |
| To my great surprise and pleasure, I have had dinner with most of the people living with whom I would like to have dinner. |
| Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt. |
| I'm not allowing my perspective to be dictated by the dominant culture. |
| You just keep feeding hogwash to people, and pretty soon they'll eat it. |
| To be always in a state of wonder is a kind of sensitivity that can sometimes be an extraordinary blessing and sometimes a real pain. |
| Language is like songs, like food, like dance-it is the expression of what we think. |
| I don't believe in nirvana. If nirvana was handed to us on a silver platter, this would be the first day of our struggle to keep it. |
| We who are interested in relative truth have to keep digging for it and not let ourselves be sucked under. |
| You can't just leave out one part; the bread won't rise if the yeast isn't there. |
