There's a black man inside of me just trying to make bail.

You take away all the other luxuries in life, and if you can make someone smile and laugh, you have given the most special gift: happiness.

It's all I have left in my life, caffeine and a poodle.

I love strong women, not only in life but in craft.

I would probably be a teacher if I weren't a comedian.

My whole life, I've been telling jokes.

It's fun to play people who are flawed.

I believe it's a real tedious hostage negotiation to have a marriage be what it is.

I was very, very large as a kid and never athletic, and my home life was a little upside down and I never felt comfortable.

I think we love watching people that are flawed because we're all flawed.

Anyone can cook but only the fearless can be great.

If you keep your emotions locked in a box, then when you want to open it one day you'll find that they're gone.

Better be too credulous than too skeptical

I'm always flattered and honored when people cover my music or sing my songs, no matter where it is.

Inherent in every intention and desire are the mechanics for its fulfillment.

Don't wait for mentors to seek you out. Don't ever wait for your phone calls to be returned, your letters to be answered, your faxes to be responded to. Keep going out and asking question.

Have you ever had so much to say that your mouth closed up so tight, struggling to harness the nuclear force coalescing within your words?" -346

Arizona faces many challenges ahead. None is more important or more pressing than passing a new state budget.

Look after the customer and the business will take care of itself

You must have a passion to coach.

The most terrible of motives and the most unanswerable of responses: Because.