Unfortunately, the American justice system is just riddled with lies and inconsistencies.

If more people were stoned there would be less violence in the world.

I want my ashes either with some really good primo or as some fertilizer for plants.

I love to meet my fans, and after every show I usually hang out for a few hours, talking to my fans, signing autographs, and selling T-shirts.

When you hit a groove, it's not you; it's the spirit world. The spirits whisper the ideas in your brain and prod you along. They're the ones that are really happy.

To be in a situation where you have no rights whatsoever is something I wish everybody could experience. People's attitudes would change. It would be a better place.

Something good always happens at 4:20 for me.

The smartest billionaires I know never finished high school. I got my degree and my doctorate on the street and an advanced degree in jail.

Awakening your spiritual side is really what artists do. When you hit a groove, it's not you; it's the spirit world.

Boredom is a disease, too.

When they put me in jail, that's when they turned me into an activist. Up until the time I went to jail, I was just a comedian.

Your body and spirit, subconscious and conscious—every portion of you recognizes home.  That is why on the moment of arrival, your entire being relaxes into a contented puddle of joy.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.

I know I'm bitter and a little jaded, and mildly enjoy it, but am I a sad person? Am I happy? I plan on being happy in the future for sure, but it isn't here yet. So what does that make me, exactly?

It's not a case of: 'Read this book and then you'll think differently. I've written this book, and I don't think differently.

Beneath the worst the world can do, there is always the glimmer of the best.

There have been 44 constitutional referenda in Australia and only eight have succeeded.

I'm no saint, but there are times when I simply cannot sanction freedom from responsibility.

A more important antidote to American democracy is American gerontocracy. The positions of eminence and authority in Congress are allotted in accordance with length of service, regardless of quality.

Was not from a mixture of two races that the Titans sprang?

A fraternity is an association of men, selected in their college days by democratic processes, because of their adherence to common ideals and aspirations.