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" Shirley Sherrod seems like a good and dedicated person. "

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" There's always going to be a need for activism; there's always going to be a need for you and me doing the right thing, being very Lincoln-sonian in looking out for each other. "

Doing The Right Thing

" I have lived in public as a somewhat recognizable person since I was a teenager. Emails I answer end up posted on sites; pictures of me and someone I just met, taken by a cellphone, literally number in the thousands and are easily accessed. "

" Too bad that Paul Ryan confessed to being a fan of Rage Against The Machine. By doing so, he not only begged for a bucketing by many of their fans but actually got one from the band's guitar player, Tom Morello. "

" I spend several days at a time without enough sleep. At first, normal activities become annoying. When you are too tired to eat, you really need some sleep. A few days later, things become strange. Loud noises become louder and more startling, familiar sounds become unfamiliar, and life reinvents itself as a surrealist dream. "

" So, one way or another, I found myself in a few movies. I take it seriously when I'm on the set, but I don't take myself seriously as an actor. "

" The fact is, in the minds of many, Trayvon Martin received the appropriate punishment for a true crime: He was black, male and dared to walk outside. In life, young Trayvon was just a teenager; in death, he has been transformed into a scary, lurking, suspicious, prone-to-violence spook. "

" Every single record I have is a fossil. "

" I read a bit of Ray Bradbury when I was a younger man. I don't read a lot of fiction anymore... like, none. "

" Whenever any great song or album gets lost in the ether, someone is deprived of the joy of hearing it, and the great effort of those who created and recorded the work is damaged. "

" Most Americans are very cool people. "

" Technically speaking, there is no music whatsoever on a CD. Lots of information, but no music. "

" August used to be a sad month for me. As the days went on, the thought of school starting weighed heavily upon my young frame. That, coupled with the oppressive heat and humidity of my native Washington, D.C., only seemed to heighten the misery. "

" Never once have I thought that Social Security would be something that would ever be available to me. "

" I can't remember that I ever had just a minute of stage fright. "

" One person's roar is another's whine, just as one person's music is another's unendurable noise. "

" The blues is losing someone you love and not having enough money to immerse yourself in drink. "

" The only thing about sanctions is that, like a lot of drone strikes, there are countless unintended victims. Cutting off aid to Uganda only increases the pain there. "

" I can only write about personal stuff, about my point of view. "

" Nelson Mandela will always be the face of South Africa. The traveler passing through the country will see Mandela's face almost everywhere he looks. Truly, the man is omnipresent. "

" I have not the smarts or patience for political office. "

" As a teen, I heard the second Velvet Underground album, 'White Light/White Heat,' and it was too much for my limited scope of appreciation. It was intense, but I didn't get it. "

" I am on until I am dead, like a light bulb. "

" As far as I have been able to understand, the Japanese seem to keep things close to the vest. Friendly but remote and polite to the point of being invisible. It is in the music, literature, film and art that the Japanese really seem to express themselves. "

" It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew. "

" I tend to gravitate to the darkest or most obscure part of any venue in an effort to have my own space to experience the music on my own, free from unwanted conversations and other distractions. "

" What I don't want to do is go out there and not be able to mean it, you know? "

" I'm pessimistic. I don't think that justice always gets the right person. "

" I love being a storyteller. I love telling stories. "

" Where there is young people and vitality, you're going to find punk rock. "

" I'm not artistic nor am I all that creative. "