There are plenty of people in the world whose lives are governed by rote and routine. Such people will never be happy dealing with me, because I don't conform.

It does not matter what sixty-six percent of people do in any particular situation. All that matters is what you do.

Building up a weakness just makes you less disabled. Building a strength can take you to the top of the world.

I don't really understsand why it's considered normal to stare at someone's eyeballs

Simply making myself aware of others has remarkably improved my social life. People accept me much faster now that I ignore them less.

I am sure antidepressants, drugs, and liquor have their place. But so far, that place is in others, not me.

And my experience in the music scene had shown me that there were places for places in the world where misfits were welcome.

Unlike some older brothers, I never set him on fire, or cut off an arm or leg, or drowned him in the tub.

This is a f***ing mess," I said tactfully.

The lies we tell about ourselves may be more revealing than the truths we incautiously reveal.

Abuse of power isn't limited to bad guys in other nations. It happens in our own country if we're not vigilant.

Acting is not very good for relationships - but very good for when they are over.

Did you know there's probably more golf played in Iceland than most places in the world? They play 24 hours a day in the summertime and the northern part is warmer than the southern part.

People my age and younger do think much more towards Europe. We have to fill the gap sometime - we can't think we are an empire any longer after all.

Maxims are to the intellect what laws are to actions; they do not enlighten, but they guide and direct, and, although themselves blind, are protective.

A lot of celebrities, especially when you're talking about the really big ones, live in what I call the fame bubble. Nobody ever says no to them or challenges them or even teases them.

Conway Twitty was always our local hero while I was growing up. He had a series of good bands. I wanted to sit in, if Conway would let me. And he did a couple of times.

How dare you ever in ya life walk past me without acknowledging their man as God.

I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them.