Vice: Whatever was passion in the contemplation of man, being brought forth by his will into action.

The Law is but words and paper without the hands of swords of men.

No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician.

A whole army, though they can neither write nor read, are not afraid of a platform... therefore a whole army is afraid of one man.

The blushing cheek speaks modest mind,The lips befitting words most kind,The eye does tempt to love's desire,And seems to, say 'tis "Cupid's fire.

I just write what I think is funny. I don't care who watches it.

A straight dark-green Manchu gown, with black trimmings, is my favorite. For it just about takes off those fifteen pounds I don't need and adds those three inches I do.

To always trust my instincts, to always believe I have something to offer — no matter how meaningless or stupid it may be — and to never listen to anyone who tells you ‘no.’

In the spirit of tolerance, you should allow us to execute homosexuals.

And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more than anything else.

I'm very rarely beyond words, and I am right now.

If there is a remedy or a cure, a solution to a problem or difficulty, why worry?

I've pretty much run the circle of labels and dealing with that whole kind of battle, because you're the one creating the music, but you're not the final say. That's always been hard.

Meditation helps us to get out of our thoughts about the future and really be in the present moment.

I have often admired the mystical way of Pythagoras, and the secret magick of numbers.