When I was a kid, I was following black soul music. Use this quote
Marriage, laws, the police, armies and navies are the mark of human incompetence. Use this quote
I just really dig feeling subservient to nature. It brings me a peace and calm. Kind of like a Faustian thing, I think. Use this quote
I think for me, food was a way for me to deal with emotional trouble. Use this quote
A lot of young poets today, from what I've heard and experienced, can't get their heads past George W. Bush, and I've heard so many poems about this democracy and this era of politics that I'm kind of bored by it. Use this quote
American poetry, like American painting, is always personal with an emphasis on the individuality of the poet. Use this quote
People didn't have the political guts to stand up against an American war. Use this quote
It evolved from my experience in the fifties, growing up during the McCarthy era, and hearing a lot of assumptions that America was wonderful and Communism was terrible. Use this quote
Skinniness is not your friend when you're over 40. I'd like to gain a good 10 pounds, but I did always have a fat, round face that plagued me when I was young. When I started to make movies, I couldn't look at myself. Use this quote
The freedom to be an individual is the essence of America. Use this quote
America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy. Use this quote
Being out and about talking to residents and representing their views is, in my view, as important to politics as the grandstanding that takes place in Westminster. Use this quote
Our system of private health insurance that fails to provide coverage to so many of our citizens also contributes to the double-digit health care inflation that is making America less competitive in the global economy. Use this quote
We establish no religion in this country, nor will we ever. But we poison our society when we remove its theological underpinnings. We court corruption when we leave society devoid of belief. Use this quote
Every American has a right to affordable, high-quality health care. Use this quote
Another term for preventive war is aggressive war - starting wars because someday somebody might do something to us. That is not part of the American tradition. Use this quote
Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn't the top priority. Use this quote
Since I have come to America, I am often asked whether my next novel will be set in America. I don't think it will. I think I will be living in America for some time to come, but while living in America, I would like to write about Japanese society from the outside. Use this quote
America is the greatest nation ever founded. The ideals are the greatest ever espoused in human history, and we just need the country to live up to them. But what I worry about are the 1 million black men in the prison system. Use this quote
I have had a very difficult time with stage fright; it undermines your well-being and peace of mind, and it can also threaten your livelihood. Use this quote
