I'm very wary of doing political stuff for a lot of reasons. One of the big ones is that the shelf-life for them is not very long, and the joke becomes old news very quickly.

My dad is a very quick-witted, sarcastic, dry, humorous guy, whereas my mom's very silly, and that side of the family is very musical.

Most of my ideas just come out funny.

There is nothing funny about a well-adjusted, intelligent person making the right choices.

I'm a little bit of an amateur political junkie.

It's never fun to read death threats.

I sort of fell out of new music. I'm old, I like what I like, and that's that.

Nobody hates hipsters more than hipsters.

There's a lot of dopes in life, and in film school. The interesting people are usually easy to find.

Funny people don't really laugh very much.

Dads are awkward because they're older guys who aren't cool anymore and are figuring out who they are, and they often make bad choices in fashion and music.

A man without a good heart is like a roaring fire in a dry field.he damages wherever he sets foot and moves on.

Don’t try to build Me into your life anymore. Instead, build your life around Me.

[Adolf Hitler] was Austrian, so he knew how to play that role [being capable of apologizing]. In fact, it wasn't playacting, it was just part of who he was. He hated to see women cry or women upset.

For me, writing is exploration; and most of the time, I'm surprised where the journey takes me.

Never believe that the fiction writing life makes sense.... It's insanity by definition.

As the visit of one we love makes the whole day pleasant, so is it illumined and made fair by a brave and beautiful thought.

A rocket is a reed that thinks brilliantly.

What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, concentration and the will to win.

There is mercy in every place. And mercy, encouraging thought gives even affliction a grace and reconciles man to his lot.