I was an actor before becoming a comedian.

My whole act is confession.

As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian.

The most memorable performance was my appearance in concert in Carnegie Hall. The first standup to do so.

The Steve Allen Sunday night show had the right to two options after my first performance.

Unquestionably, standup comedy is and has always been an art form.

We teach reading, writing and math by [having students do] them. But we teach democracy by lecture.

A hotel is a place that keeps the manufacturers of 25-watt bulbs in business.

I am careful with my material and presentation.

The old problems - love, money, security, status, health, etc. - are still here to plague us or please us.

I developed several comedy phone calls.

It is in the combination of words and visuals that the magic of understanding often happens.

Well, something is happening in Queensland that is not happening anywhere else.

In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.

Come boldly, 'O believer, for despite the whisperings of Satan and the doubtings of thine own heart, thou art greatly beloved.

People who are cognitively busy are also more likely to make selfish choices, use sexist language, and make superficial judgments in social situations.

There is a difference between jaywalking and grand larceny.

He'll sit there are he'll say "Do this! Do that!" and nothing will happen. Poor Ike - it won't be a bit like the army.

My candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open.

My life is a dream come true of a dream I never knew I even had

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