Only the saints would joke so about the gods, because it was either joke or scream, and they alone knew it was all the same to the gods.

The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them.

Poets speak of hope in ladies smiles, but give me a smirk any day, I say.

Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.

Don't wish to be normal. Wish to be yourself. To the hilt. Find out what you're best at, and develop it, and hopscotch your weaknesses. Wish to be great at whatever you are.

I'm very interested in the impact of biotechnology on the way people live.

If you can't be seven feet tall, be seven feet smart.

Aim high. You may still miss the target, but at least you won't shoot your foot off.

Since no one is perfect, it follows that all great deeds have been accomplished out of imperfection. Yet they were accomplished, somehow, all the same.

When you give each other everything, it becomes an even trade. Each wins all.

Adversity does teach who your real friends are.

Reality is okay if you have a friend that will help you up when it comes around to smack you in the face.

You see there's no real ending, it's only the beginning, come out and play.

Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the Comedian is the only thing that makes sense.

The dandy should aspire to be uninterruptedly sublime. He should live and sleep in front of a mirror.

We watch so many TV shows and movies about jaded or corrupt policemen, we forget people join the police force to do good, and they really care about that.

It's because you alienate half the room talking about sports. Half the crowd will be against you no matter what you say.

When The Muppet Show ended, we all sat around and said, what kind of television show would we like to do. We felt the need these days are for some quality children's programming.

Children are born with their own optimism. They have a clarity and a simplicity that we can only wish for.

You have to work to carve out your own little corner, and I'm certainly smacking my head against the wall trying to make a dent. I just hope I don't get brain-damaged before I get there

Permissiveness is the principle of treating children as if they were adults; and the tactic of making sure they never reach that stage.