I couldn’t do my show without spending 12 years on the streets of Humboldt Park. It made me a better interrogator. Still, if they had taken me out of my squad car and gave me a show, I would’ve been terrible. But on ‘Springer,’ the spotlight was on Jerry and I got to grow up within the show. Steve Wilkos Read Quote
Baseball is a team game but, at the same time, it’s a very lonely game: unlike in soccer or basketball, where players roam around, in baseball everyone has their little plot of the field to tend. When the action comes to you, the spotlight is on you but no one can help you. Chad Harbach Read Quote
Drive for Diversity’ puts people behind the wheel that would never have had the opportunity. Nascar sponsors individual teams who have a person of color, somebody who would not have the opportunity otherwise. And then they’re noticed by bigger teams – it’s like minor-league baseball. Brian France Read Quote
Internationally, I propose the radical step of not trying to solve complex political problems with 1,000lb bombs; domestically, I propose they start addressing inequality by paying reparations for slavery. I’m well aware that in a society where war and discrimination are now almost entirely normalised, both options sound like madness. Frankie Boyle Read Quote
When we create out of our experiences, as feminists of color, women of color, we have to develop those structures that will present and circulate our culture. Audre Lorde Read Quote
A lot of my friends and the people who know me know I’m a feeling person. I feel, deeply. Russell Hornsby Read Quote
The constructive criticism that I take very seriously is from people I know and respect, and they don’t have to be musicians. But I do have to know where they’re coming from. Chris Thile Read Quote
The important thing is not to be too comfortable when you’re writing. Noise in the street? That’s good. The computer goes down? That’s good. All these things are good. It has to be a little bit of a struggle. E. L. Doctorow Read Quote
I’m from Texas. You would think my biggest draw would be in that state. But my biggest draw is Pennsylvania. Bill Engvall Read Quote
