“Most young people now are very vulnerable as to what the American film aficionados are going to say. They care too much about a system that has no room for them. It's really a serious issue for me, because to me it's, how do I survive beyond a film that was disgraced or praised?” PeopleCareFilmYoungRoomsIssuesToo MuchSeriousVulnerableAmerican FilmCaring Too MuchSerious Issues Author:Haile Gerima
“There's so much interaction between the crowd and the music that it's an incredible moment to be a part of.” MomentsIncrediblesCrowdsInteraction Author:Phil Ehart
“I find focusing clearly on the problem is the first step to seeing a solution. The problem is (a) the insane amount of time spent raising money from (b) a freakishly tiny proportion of America. Basically .05% are the "relevant funders" of campaigns, meaning candidates can't help but be overly sensitive to the views of that tiny fraction relative to the rest of us. IF that's the problem, THEN the solution is to spread the funders out: to increase the range of us who are the relevant funders of elections, through schemes like vouchers or coupons given to every voter.” IfsFirstsHelpingProblemAmericaGivenViewsStepsSeeingAmountSolutionsIncreaseElectionSpreadTinyCampaignsInsaneRangeSensitiveCandidatesProportionVotersRelativeRelevantFirst StepsSchemesFractionsTime SpentRaising MoneyVouchers Author:Lawrence Lessig
“I don't enjoy "Dust in the Wind"as much. But I do enjoy "Song for America," "Carry on, Wayward Son," and many songs- Kansas is really a drummer's dream to play in. And I like 'em all.” PlayDreamAmericaSongEnjoySonWindDustEmsDrummerKansas Author:Phil Ehart
“It's always a challenge to hit the stage running, with Kansas' music, because it's demanding from the very first note, so we try to be up to the task and keep our pre-show routine pretty much focused on the music.” TryingFirstsShowsRunningChallengesStageMusic IsTasksNotesFocusedRoutineKansas Author:Phil Ehart
“I advocate for protecting the liberty of the net, and securing privacy. I argue against people who believe both are somehow given automatically. They're not.” PeopleBelieveGivenLibertyArguingPrivacy Author:Lawrence Lessig
“I can't think of anybody we toured with that had more impact on us than Queen.” ThinkingI CanImpactQueens Author:Phil Ehart
“I'm all for experimenting with sortition - randomly selected representative bodies of citizens. But I don't favor direct democracy. We're busy. We have lives. There is reddit. Who has time to work out the right answer to the thousand policy choices a gov't must make all the time?” BodyChoicesAnswersDemocracyPolicyCitizensThousandDirectBusyWork OutFavorsRepresentativesSelectedRight AnswersRedditDirect Democracy Author:Lawrence Lessig
“We [ The Kansas]'re somewhat hard-pressed at this time to imagine any bands that'll be around 40 years from now (and that's our personal opinion).” YearsHardOpinionImagineBandKansasPersonal Opinions Author:Phil Ehart
“If I had all the money in the world, I'd be like, "Great, let's just keep doing it!" I, unfortunately, have not won the lottery or found the magic genie lamp.” IfsWorldFoundMagicLampsLotteryGenies Author:Zachary Levi