The thing about kids is that they express emotion. They don't hold back. If they want to cry, they cry, and if they are in a good mood, they're in a good mood.

You might have seen a housefly, maybe even a superfly, but I bet you ain't never seen a donkey fly! Ha, ha!

All men are sculptors, constantly chipping away the unwanted parts of their lives, trying to create their idea of their masterpiece.

Anything you have to acquire a taste for was not meant to be eaten.

The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone’s advice.

You can't let the good things people say make you feel too good, because you're going to let the bad things make you feel bad.

If you're an artist like a really, really long time, it stops being a performance. I'm not performing anymore. I reveal myself to the audience... I show you some of me. It's not a show no more.

How can you do the moonwalk and ask a woman to dance? Hey baby lets dance... cya later!

I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself.

The best way you hurt rich people is by turning them into poor people

I started out as an impressionist and that’s all about observing, how people move, their voice quality, their attitudes and quirks.

Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequence of any misfortune.

I cannot conceive of music that expresses absolutely nothing.

In a perfect world, I don't think it [one's sexual orientation] is anyone else's business, but I do think there is value in standing up and being counted.

It really kind of sucked to be close to someone for so long and then suddenly not be anything anymore.

Christians are like manure: spread them out and they help everything grow better, but keep them in one big pile and they stink horribly.

I'm not a very good writer. I'm working at it.

Medals are decided by hundredths of a second, so I need assurance that my vision is perfect every time I compete, no matter what the conditions.

God has given us enough wisdom to make improvements in our relations.

It is absurd to say that the age of miracles is past. It has not yet begun.

Writers think in metaphors. Editors work in metaphors. A great reader reads in metaphors.