“I had to read Plato and Kant, and at times I was overwhelmed. But I ha...” — Barbara Sukowa Quote

I had to read Plato and Kant, and at times I was overwhelmed. But I have always been fearless, and so was Hannah Arendt. She wasn't afraid to speak out when she knew her opinions would not be popular because she believed in the public discourse above all.

Normally, if you play a part, you have the words, and you invent the personality out of your experience, your knowledge - your life, in a way.

Arendt did have a certain snobbishness, though in some of her writing she expressed more democratic attitudes.

I think it's important for politicians to have moral qualities.

I could imagine actually being a scientist or a detective, but not a detective who puts his hands into gory, bloody things. But more like someone who figures things out. I like to figure things out.

Sermons remain one of the last forms of public discourse where it is culturally forbidden to talk back.

There is no civil discourse left and it is really sad.

That's what I like particularly about 'Industry,' that Harper, this character, the entire show is not trying to tell anybody anything about anything. It's literally just showing you a story and then letting you have the discourse on your own.

Informed opponents of Obama's healthcare initiative have expressed dismay at the low level of discourse.

As Members of Congress, we have a duty to elevate the discourse and unify during times of crisis.