An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear.

It is unfortunate that in most cases when the sins of the father fall on the son it is because unlike God, people refuse to forgive and forget and heap past wrongs upon innocent generations.

It was not curiosity that killed the goose who laid the golden egg, but an insatiable greed that devoured common sense.

Evil influence is like a nicotine patch, you cannot help but absorb what sticks to you.

Love, like Fortune, favours the bold.

You know how creative people are, we have to try everything until we find our niche.

Weirdism is definitely the cornerstone of many an artist's career.

Make your lives a masterpiece, you only get one canvas.

I am an artist you know ... it is my right to be odd.

... how terrible is the pain of the mind and heart when the freedom of mankind is suppressed!

A new challenge keeps the brain kicking and the heart ticking.

People cannot win against their loneliness because loneliness is this world’s worst kind of pain.

If God inspires your writing, others will know because it will inspire them when they read it.

I am still not used to being the possessor of such a grand title. I believe I shall have to start wearing a purple satin turban and carrying a lorgnette.

I was a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder, and the Yankees tried to sign me out of high school as a first-round draft pick in 1981. I turned them down to go to college.

The real truth of that is that much as you want to believe that it's you being on top of everything, you're actually relying massively on the people around you.

One day, I want to get rich enough so that every time I walk into a room I can release a dozen doves.

To me, seeing a really great comedian is a bit like watching a musician or a poet.

I never want to hurt anyone's feelings, so I used to let people walk all over me. But now, especially in my career, I'm definitely more confident in my ideas.

Socialism, Communism, clandestine societies, Bible societies... pests of this sort must be destroyed by all means.

Most people settle because they don't like themselves enough.