“There are a lot of countries, oil-producing countries, that aren't ver...” — Sam Richards Quote

There are a lot of countries, oil-producing countries, that aren't very democratic, but supported by the United States. That's odd.

This is what I tell my students: step outside of your tiny little world. Step inside of the tiny little world of somebody else. And then do it again and do it again and do it again. And suddenly, all these tiny little worlds, they come together in this complex web. And they build a big, complex world.

Back when Saddam Hussein was in power, the Americans didn't care about his crimes. When he was gassing the Kurds and gassing Iran, they didn't care about it. When oil was at stake, somehow, suddenly, things mattered.

My students often ask me, 'What is sociology?' And I tell them, 'It's the study of the way in which human beings are shaped by things that they don't see.'

There's a funny line between feeling objectified and feeling supported and it's a very odd one.

Growing up, there weren't many people on TV who looked like me - apart from the odd shopkeeper and the odd dodgy, racist joke in a sitcom.

My brothers each reacted differently to 'Blood Sandwich.' It's a very specific type of odd feeling when there's a song written about you. People react to it differently.

If you look at Daniil Medvedev only on the tennis court, only as a tennis player, maybe it's not that easy to like him as much because my technique is a little bit odd.

Everybody kept saying, 'I just don't know how to sell you.' I'm odd. I don't think you can put a finger on me.