For the sake of democracy, vigorous, civilized debate must replace the law of silence that political correctness has imposed.

Everybody uses mime and gesture in real life, though we don't realize it. It's very useful as a performance technique, though it can be boring to watch on its own.

I have a greater appreciation for kitchen appliances, having played one.

It is easy to be lenient at other people's expense, and call it generosity of mind.

Don't call me a mindless philosopher, you overweight glob of grease.

Equality is the measure of all things, and bad behavior is less bad if everyone indulges in it.

Unilateral tolerance in a world of intolerance is like unilateral disarmament in a world of armed camps: it regards hope as a better basis for policy than reality.

I have never understood the liberal assumption that if there were justice in the world, there would be fewer rather than more prisoners.

We seem to be made to suffer. It's our lot in life.

Two or three notes of music can instantly make you feel sad or tense or afraid or angry. To do that in words is much more difficult.

Where hopes are unrealistic, fears often become exaggerated; where dreams alone are blueprints, nightmares result.

If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph:THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDEDFOR THE EXISTENCE OF GODWAS MUSIC

Selfishness at the expense of others is bad. Self-care for the betterment of others is good.

Without the assistance of the Divine Being ... I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail.

Or maybe I’d lost my soul already. I doubted God let someone like me keep any gift from him. It was highly likely I’d been born without one.

In every work regard the writer's end, Since none can compass more than they intend.

The superiority of the gold standard consists in the fact that the value of gold develops independent of political actions.

Sometimes I'm scared of being Ozzy Osbourne. But it could have been worse. I could have been Sting.

Be persistent. Understand the ways in which your hard work is going to be necessary to achieve the goals that you want.

The clever combatant looks to the effect of combined energy, and does not require too much from individuals. Hence his ability to pick out the right men and utilize combined energy

Every soul is destined to be perfect, and every being, in the end, will attain the state of perfection.