"It would be a tragic and immoral mistake to identify the mass of Negroes with the very small number that succumb to cheap and dishonest slogans, just as it would be a serious error to identify all Jews with the few who exploit Negroes under their economic sway."

Give Yourself a Huge Christmas Present Department: In 1972, Robert Downey Sr. starred in 12 pages of ads for his new film, “Greaser’s Palace.” It didn’t help much.

“The Stones, in case you don’t already know, are doing a free concert in San Francisco this Saturday. Why not New York? Jagger answered, ‘It’s too cold.’ ”

“I would like to create characters that will resonate a century from now, even to people who are not living in a gay subculture or under the gun of bigotry.”

The Pike Papers: Highlights from the suppressed House Intelligence Committee Report