“In no State is there a weightier law than that which centers its stabi...” — Richard Wagner Quote

“In no State is there a weightier law than that which centers its stability in the supreme hereditary power of one particular family, unconnected and un-commingling with any other lineage in that State.”

“Even if I know I shall never change the masses, never transform anything permanent, all I ask is that the good things also have their place, their refuge.”

“I have only a mind to live, to enjoy - i.e., to work as an artist, and produce my works; but not for the muddy brains of the common herd.”

“Richard Wagner, a musician who wrote music which is better than it sounds.”

“Many's the man/ who thought himself wise/ but what he needed/ he did not know...”

“Joy is not in things; it is in us.”

“I'm for increased funding for the Centers for Disease Control.”

“Christ was liberated on the cross through spiritual centers located where the nails are said to have been driven, and elsewhere.”

“Humans are kind of story-propagating creatures. If you think of how we spend our days, think of all the time you spend on entertainment. How much of your entertainment centers around stories? Most pieces of music tell stories. Even hanging out with your friends, you talk, you tell stories to each other. They're all stories. We live in stories.”

“Writing about joyful experiences for just three days can improve people's moods and decrease their visits to health centers a full three months later.”

“To me, you have to declare yourself a Chicano in order to be a Chicano. That makes a Chicano a Mexican-American with a defiant political attitude that centers on his or her right to self-definition. I'm a Chicano because I say I am.”

“After working in a prominent position at a Planned Parenthood facility in Central Texas for over eight years, I can say that women deserve better than Planned Parenthood and that their funding should be reallocated to Federally Qualified Health Centers.”