Any journalist worth his or her salt wouldn't trust me.

It is the fool who thinks he cannot be fooled.

Most important to any fake story is a plausible, realistic edge with a satirical twist that is topical.

Any deviation is looked upon as a perversion, is feared, and is usually a target of hatred and prejudice.

We function in a pack mentality. This is our tribe. And this is how we are exploited - sold a bill of goods and a household of products.

The media is not just the message. The media is a massage. We're constantly being stroked, manipulated, adjusted, realigned, and manoeuvered.

When I create a false reality, I always try to create a plausible structure to help convince people.

What do we believe? Why do we believe it?

My challenge as a satirical artist is how to present ideas to people to enable them to question and reexamine their beliefs. My hope is, that my work provokes people to look at things in a new way.

I created hoaxes. I confronted and challenged the majority opinion. I attacked, humiliated, and criticized the voice of the corporate mainstream media.

I've always been a fine artist.

Life is better when happiness is your only purpose.

I know 'Hallelujah' isn't actually a Christmas song, but it has that cozy, haunting vibe that sounds like a winter's night and belongs by a fire.

There are definite vocal trends for every generation as well as accents and I'm not talking about regionalisms.

I've kept a diary since I was 11.

Civilization may progress, human nature will remain the same throughout all ages.

Laugh at your friends, And if your friends are sore; So much the better, You may laugh the more.

Nothing corrupts a politician quite as much as friendship. Good politicians don't bribe; they make us like them.

The soprano has all those other instruments in it. It's got the soprano song voice, flute, violin, clarinet, and tenor elements and can even approach the baritone in intensity.

It's as much fun to scare as to be scared.

Investment must be rational; if you can't understand it, don't do it.