I used to have a house in London, but couldn't face 20 more years of St John's Wood in the rain.

I believe in the separation of church and planet.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours.

A lot has been said about politics; some of it complimentary, but most of it accurate

Learn to trust yourself. That's very vital. ... Just stand with yourself. Remember, in his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only two paintings. I personally sold even fewer.

Life doesn't make any sense, and we all pretend it does. Comedy's job is to point out that it doesn't make sense, and that it doesn't make much difference anyway.

Life is a comedy when watching and a tragedy when experiencing. I try and share anything I have.

Life took over 4 billion years to evolve into you, and you've about 70 more years to enjoy it. Don't just pursue happiness, catch it.

Never do things for money. It's always the things you do for love that turn out to pay the best.

Life has a very simple plot: first you're here and then you're not.

I've got soggy thighs. It must be dinner time.

Professional writers write to fit

People enjoy doing what they do best.

We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.

No matter how hot the water from your well, it will not cook your rice.

If this company is about anything, it's about discipline and staying focused.

I'm glad we haven't got newspapers now. It's been much nicer without them.

It was good, really, that this external world still existed, if only as a place of refuge.

I think everyone should live in New York City if they ever get the chance at least once in their life. It's such a great place to live; there's a different energy about living in the city.

Japan needs to cooperate with China economically. This is understood better by the business community than the government.

At one time I'd been to every park except Baltimore and Houston, but can't even keep track of who plays where these days.