Why should I be honored? Don't I have enough attention, comfort and power already?
The Air Force pinned a medal on me for killing a man and discharged me for making love to one.
Here lies a man who was given a medal for killing two men, and a dishonorable discharge for loving one.
The aim of jazz is the mechanical reproduction of a regressive moment, a castration symbolism. 'Give up your masculinity, let yourself be castrated,' the eunuchlike sound of the jazz band both mocks and proclaims, 'and you will be rewarded, accepted into a fraternity which shares the mystery of impotence with you, a mystery revealed at the moment of the initiation rite.
Human rights are inscribed in the hearts of people; they were there long before lawmakers drafted their first proclamation.
You know God gives me that inner strength that super strength to get through things.
To our Palestinian neighbours, I assure you that we have a genuine intention to respect your right to live independently and in dignity. I have already said that Israel has no desire to continue to govern over you and control your fate.