I applaud the growing commitment of Evangelicals to the needs of the poor and oppressed in urban America.

When there is conflict between what God requires and the demands of the government, each of us has an important decision to make concerning taxes.

It is hard to say what the future holds, but this is probable - it won't be just like the past.

In the past, the Republican Party has depended on unified support at election time from Evangelical Christians. But times are changing!

I think I take little pieces of inspiration, then kind of do what's real to me and what's going on in my life or what I observe from other people's experiences and hope other people connect with it, too.

My dad is my biggest source of inspiration. He's a lawyer, and when he'd get home, we always sat down and listened to music.

Among the great names that adorn the roll of Nobel prize-winners in Medicine is that of Otto Meyerhof, my admired teacher and friend, to whose inspiration, guidance and encouragement I owe so very much.

Proust, my big inspiration for 'Goon Squad,' uses music a lot in his novel, both in terms of plot and structure. I liked the idea of doing the same thing, which is one reason I structured 'Goon Squad' as a record album, with an A side and a B side, that's built around the contrasting sounds of the individual numbers in it.