“New York loves a winner, which is confounding when one considers the i...” — Cord Jefferson Quote

New York loves a winner, which is confounding when one considers the inherent, systematic ways it impedes success.

Very frequently Black people and other people of color in this country are taught that they need to be stoic and keep a stiff upper lip and not let anything affect you, or at least, you shouldn't show emotion if something affects you.

My father was a public defender when he first started his law career.

I feel very drawn to characters who hide themselves and take great pains to disguise themselves from the world.

Hardship and turmoil, I think, is the turning point for lots of young males, the moment when they say, 'Oh, so this is real life.'

The United States is a country where practically everybody considers himself middle class.

The smallest wound or pain of the ego is examined under a microscope as if it were of eternal importance. The artist considers his isolation, his subjectivity, his individualism almost holy.

With each new appropriations bill Congress considers, I have to ask myself, 'Is this a good way to spend taxpayer dollars?'

Everybody asks 'would you fight Conor McGregor?' - of course I'd fight Conor McGregor but it's not because of the money. It's because he's such a huge martial artist and everybody considers themselves the best if you fight Conor McGregor, if you beat Conor McGregor. I look at it like that.