Nobody appropriates novelties as readily as the Portuguese.

The value of things is not the time they last, but the intensity with which they occur. That is why there are unforgettable moments and unique people!

Life is what we make of it. Travel is the traveler. What we see isn't what we see but what we are.

My soul is a hidden orchestra; I know not what instruments, what fiddlestrings and harps, drums and tamboura I sound and clash inside myself. All I hear is the symphony.

The slope takes you to the windmill, but effort takes you nowhere.

We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.

There are no norms. All people are exceptions to a rule that doesn’t exist.

Everything interests me, but nothing holds me.

I am nothing. I'll never be anything. I couldn't want to be something. Apart from that, I have in me all the dreams in the world.

It's been a long time since I've been me.

I bear the wounds of all the battles I avoided.

Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.

Sudden changes are always acceptable for me. What a weather !! Happy !!

Worry is the enemy of optimism and personal progress. ~Jason Versey

Good luck is when opportunity meets preparation, while bad luck is when lack of preparation meets reality.

A good laugh makes any interview, or any conversation, so much better.

I mean, all the ratings wars are silly. But, I mean, someone has to be concerned about the ratings because it means, you know, it translates into revenue.

I didn't want to be nobody, and that was the only way I could be somebody was to do stand-up.

There are laws that only apply to people with HIV - we're becoming a viral underclass.

Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

In the battle for preserving sound social and moral norms, many religious institutions can no longer be counted as allies.