I'm not chic, I could never be chic.

Undermine their pompous authority, reject their moral standards, make anarchy and disorder your trademarks. Cause as much chaos and disruption as possible but don't let them take you ALIVE.

I was the only guy with any bit of anarchy left.

It's not really my problem if they think I'm weird.

You're only half the man that I am, and I have half the brain that you do.

I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror.

I'll probably die by the time I reach 25. But I'll have lived the way I wanted to.

Well, you know, like, I don't really give a f**k what the general public think.

Today everything's a conflict of interest.

I'm not vicious really. I consider myself to be kindhearted. I love my mum.

We're really quite nice and friendly, but everyone has a beastly side to them, don't they?

Everybody’s gotta learn, nobody’s born knowing.

Perfect courage means doing unwitnessed what we would be capable of with the world looking on.

We accepted this war for an object, a worthy object, and the war will end when that object is attained. Under God, I hope it never will until that time.

It is important for us to remember that black people have been patriotic and have fought for that American dream in every American war.

One novel that I think is an overriding influence in my life is 'All the King's Men,' the most beautiful book written in the U.S.

People who treat waitresses or waiters rudely - or taxi drivers - I have very little tolerance for those people. They work really hard. They deserve courtesy and respect.

What a great opportunity to come to my fifth Olympics, be flag bearer and also be a returning medalist so I have a platform to talk about something and hopefully do some good in this world.

You couldn't even write me a paper about the roles you would dream of playing in modern musical theatre.

The life without men praise and regard as successful is but one kind. Why should we exaggerate any one kind at the expense of the others?

You’re selfish and you’re cold, and I’m tired of getting frostbite when I touch you. (Acheron)