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The realities of the world seldom measure up to the sublime designs of human imagination. ”
Yearning for the seemingly impossible is the path to human progress. ”
We are essentially in the business of telling stories. We would like to think that most of our stories are basically human stories with sports as a backdrop. ”
Right now my favorite book is 'Omnivores Dilemma.' ”
I'm not persuaded that the opposite of poverty is wealth - I've come to believe... that the opposite of poverty is justice. ”
It saddens me that African Americans - when they express their pain, when they protest about police violence, when they question inequality, when they raise issues of bondage and discrimination - African Americans are seen as not patriotic. ”
O human beauty, what a dream art thou, that we should cast our life and hopes away on thee! ”
Any kind of civil rights oppression is wrong. ”
My personal feeling, if I can interject a political note, is that I don't think it is right that basic health care is a privilege. It shouldn't be. It should be a right of all human beings. And certainly in the richest country in the world. ”
From time to time, just about every 'Vanity Fair' writer has a chance to sell rights to an article or a book to Hollywood. ”