No man is exempt from saying silly things

The thought of all that happiness was hard to bear. What's the point of happiness when all it does is throw the facts of dying into clear relief?

Honor is the only thing that separates us from animals.

I just think the whole disease model of addiction is crap. It's rooted in fiction and junk science.

You know what's funny? I don't ever feel the need to escape. I have a strong marriage. I like my life. You hear about these guys having midlife crises - I don't see that happening to me.

Those who seek for something more than happiness in this world must not complain if happiness is not their portion.

I almost envy people who say whatever they want.

The straight man has to know to relate to the comic. When I think of the great comedy teams, I think of Martin & Lewis, Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello.

And I can say this, most of the people who have recorded my songs are songwriters themselves.

The barn where I work, it's only 15 minutes or so from Harvard square, so It's very close to the center of Boston, but it happens to be a total oasis. It's completely quiet in there.

I was making my living from a joke about my appearance that I didn't understand, and in a way still don't, because when I look in a mirror it doesn't seem funny to me.