Learn to Control your emotions or they will control you.

The friendship of Shostakovich cast a brilliant light over my whole life and whose spiritual qualities captured my soul once and for all time.

If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut

Miserable people love to make other people miserable. I don't hate them, I just feel sorry for them.

There is nothing worth living for, unless it is worth dying for.

The West coast money and the East coast money, in an ever-increasing manner, is finding its way to Chicago.

I find comedians to be the biggest cocksuckers, because they don't want people to know how easy it is.

I am but a gatherer and disposer of other men's stuff, at my best value.

There was something very comforting about him, and I was not sure if it was his easy manner or his complete immunity to my scowling.

I'm inspired by different cultures around the world and love to incorporate these facets into my collection.

I'm a poet who practices Zen. And it's not, I'm somebody who practices Zen who writes poetry. There's no separation for me.