This was not uncommon in government-run operations, where a request that someone do their job often induced a catatonic state that might last anywhere from a couple of minutes to an hour.

Only those who have tasted the bitterest of the bitter can become people who stand out among others. -Guanchang Xianxing Ji

A club hurts the flesh, but evil words hurt the bone. -Traditional Chinese Proverb

a soul is far too large to hide.

I get hit on so much it's not normal. I didn't realize so many men liked redheads.

You know how I feel about love. It was invented to sell wedding cakes. And vacations to Waikiki.

I always wanted to do my best. I got nothing free—I had to work hard.

In art, scandal is a false narrative, a smoke screen that camouflages rather than reveals. When we don't know what we're seeing, we overreact.

It's not the magnitude of the task that matters, it's the magnitude of our courage.

If you're going to be a good standup, or a successful standup, or a standup who can work for money, you have to eliminate the possibility of dying quickly.

I love standing under a steaming shower when I'm tired in the morning. I don't really get a chance for baths.

What is a modern poet's fate? / To write his thoughts upon a slate; / The critic spits on what is done, / Gives it a wipe - and all is gone.

All achievement should be measured in human happiness.