I see people as the nucleus of a great idea that hasn't come to be yet.

The reason people use a crucifix against vampires is because vampires are allergic to bullshit.

I ain't no movie star, man. I'm a booty star.

I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation, you can deal with it. The big struggle is to keep your head clear enough to think.

A lie is profanity. A lie is the worst thing in the world. Art is the ability to tell the truth.

Two things people throughout history have had in common are hatred and humour. I am proud that I have been able to use humour to lessen people's hatred.

I'm not addicted to cocaine. I just like the way it smells.

Booty is just a ghetto expression, and I'm just a booty star.

All humor is rooted in pain.

I had some great things and I had some bad things. The best and the worst . . . In other words, I had a life.

If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being bitter. Being bitter makes you immobile, and there's too much that I still want to do.

Be wise and walk with the wise.

Love finds you, not the other way around, and you can’t run from it.

If you always want to have whatever you want any time you want it with no delays, and denial of self, you would end up ruining your life.

The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.

The average man, if he meddles with criticism at all, is a conservative critic.

Nothing worse than when a 6 acts like a 10.

A difference is a difference only if it makes a difference.

I leave you love. I leave you hope. I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. I leave you respect for the use of power. I leave you faith. I leave you racial dignity.

Sometimes with success comes some crazy that goes along with it.

Richard Nixon was a Republican presidential candidate who encouraged crooks to commit espionage against the Democratic National Committee in order to gain an edge in a presidential election.