Music is the poor man's Parnassus.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

Women with money and women in power are two uncomfortable ideas in our society.

I think the adjective post-modernist really means mannerist. Books about books is fun but frivolous.

From the bodybuilding days on, I learned that everything is reps and mileage. The more miles you ski, the better a skier you become; the more reps you do, the better your body.

Don't express your ideas too clearly. Most people think little of what they understand, and venerate what they do not.

My daddy was the type that if you asked him, "Dad, am I going to get off punishment soon?" - he would extend it. It was like jail.

Listening to people keeps them entertained.

There hasn't been an original voice in stand-up since Sam Kinison.

I was looking for a last name that was a first name. Growing up, I knew a kid who was the most obnoxious kid I ever knew, and his last name was Herman.

No nation ever taxed itself into prosperity.

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.