“A lot of libertarians and ultra-capitalists like to put out this idea ...” — Boots Riley Quote

“A lot of libertarians and ultra-capitalists like to put out this idea that competition makes for better creativity. But it's just because we don't see all the creativity that's been crushed.”

“I don't need to be validated by academia, because that presupposes that academia is a pure endeavor and not guided by market forces, which is not the case.”

“I think it's important for us not just to edit the culture that capitalism creates but to create the material basis for a culture that we want.”

“Soon I was using the fish weight for everything. I crushed boiled Yukon golds for the ultimate crispy-crunchy smashed potatoes. I struck the delicate balance of charring vegetables while maintaining their crisp-tender texture.”

“The virtual world is a 'public square' much more vast than Tiananmen Square. And you can't send in the tanks to crush the netizens.”

“When I was nine I had a crush on a boy, and he wrote another girl a love letter. She tore it up. Two boys told me the letter was to me, so I picked up the pieces and read it, and went to him as though he'd written it to me. He said, 'I could never love you because you're too ugly.'”