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'm the quarterback -- you are going to get hit. Everyone on our offensive line played well, but obviously we read more

I'm the quarterback -- you are going to get hit. Everyone on our offensive line played well, but obviously we did miss O'Callaghan.

I just told them to play better defense. We changed a couple things on our full-court press. We jumped to read more

I just told them to play better defense. We changed a couple things on our full-court press. We jumped to a 2-3 for a little bit and didn't do too bad of a job with it. They were shooting well the first half.

People make decisions that undermine their goals every day.

People make decisions that undermine their goals every day.

I've never done anything for money. My first love is things of limited commercial appeal. I could be happy doing read more

I've never done anything for money. My first love is things of limited commercial appeal. I could be happy doing Shakespeare for the rest of my life.

Everything is going well. I'm getting a lot of positive interest, and I'm pleased with the interest thus far.

Everything is going well. I'm getting a lot of positive interest, and I'm pleased with the interest thus far.

I'm putting myself and my team in a position where we have a chance. Last year at this time, something read more

I'm putting myself and my team in a position where we have a chance. Last year at this time, something else might have happened. I might not have put the ball in play. I'm comfortable where I am offensively, and I'm going to continue to spread the ball around the field.

This new voting initiative hits the issue of a narrow nominations' process head-on and significantly increases the potential for the read more

This new voting initiative hits the issue of a narrow nominations' process head-on and significantly increases the potential for the widest and most diverse selection of nominees possible.

What you make up in your heads sticks if it's good, falls out if it's bad. If we still remember read more

What you make up in your heads sticks if it's good, falls out if it's bad. If we still remember something a day after we made it up, it might be worth building on.