Roger Ebert

We are the playthings of the gods.

Catholic theology believes that God gave man free will, and you can't give somebody free will and then send in a play from the sidelines.

Dogs notice, they share, they draw conclusions, they like it when they're able to be of service and are touchingly grateful when they're praised.

I was a litigation lawyer, following the crowd off the proverbial cliff, when I pressed the pause button.

I know I'm not the kind of person who's gonna wind up a walking jukebox, like many rock 'n' roll artists. They just play their hits and that's it. That doesn't appeal to me.

I grew up in Ann Arbor, about 25 miles west of Detroit. And when you grow up in that area, you get a healthy dose of Motown automatically.