Silence the artist and you have silenced the most articulate voice the people have.

If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything.

As one goes through life, one learns that if you don't paddle your own canoe, you don't move.

Never complain. Never explain.

I have no romantic feelings about age. Either you are interesting at any age or you are not. There is nothing particularly interesting about being old - or being young, for that matter.

Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.

I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man. I've just done what I damn well wanted to, and I've made enough money to support myself, and ain't afraid of being alone

You politicians remain professional because the voters remain amateur.

If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.

If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.

I know I'll never be able control what other people think. It's not my job to convince others of who I am. My only job is to be who I am. All I can do is find what makes me happy, and live it.

It is impossible to say why people put so little value on complete happiness.

Being an activist is about getting things done. It's not about standing around shaking your fist in anger.

The United States is for a two-state solution. The United States wants to see the Israelis and Palestinians come together.

Of course there is a monkey. There is always a monkey.

True heroism consists in rising superior to misfortune.

We need to keep trying to rescue the Constitution from the President.

I always get more applause than votes.

I can't even remember how many times I tried to kill myself

We're lost, but we're making good time.