I'm a reading addict. I can't live without it, like someone who is addicted to drugs.

The ones who close the path for peacefull revolution, at the same time open the path for violent revolution.

I love books. If they are good books, I love them even more. But even if they are bad books, I still love them.

When your dream turns into a nightmare, rise to the challenge and slaughter the dragons

Banks frown when employees torch the home of their principal account holder.

THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.

I was in NYC during 9/11; it happened on a Tuesday, I was on stage Thursday. It was a small crowd, but it took about 10 days and comedy clubs were packed.

How the sting of poverty, or small means, is gone when one keeps house for one's own comfort and not for the comfort of one's neighbors.

Let us consider that swearing is a sin of all others peculiarly clamorous, and provocative of Divine judgment.

My style icon really for my whole life has been my mother.

Talking to god and coming back because that's what we have to do. That's your responsibility as a director, as an artist, as a performer. Your responsibility is back again to your people.

You don't automatically sprout angel wings when you get to the other side - you grow them here.

The best way to make a fire with two sticks is to make sure one of them is a match.