When I was a boy, unconsciously, spontaneously I learned the art of telling ironic stories.

Know how to live the time that is given you.

We thought the church had withdrawn from interfering in Italian politics... but instead there is a terrible resurgence. These are ugly signs for freedom of expression.

Our homeland is the whole world. Our law is liberty. We have but one thought, revolution in our hearts.

With comedy I can search for the profound.

A theatre, a literature, an artistic expression that does not speak for its own time has no relevance.

And he that will go to bed sober, Falls with the leaf still in October.

Every time you touch those who have power over the media, they seek to stop you.

Comedy makes the subversion of the existing state of affairs possible.

Scandals are the fertilizer of Western democracy.

It is hard for power to enjoy or incorporate humour and satire in its system of control.

I think one of the greatest things about the Republican Party is the understanding, we don't point fingers and we have class.

I think we should stop using nuclear power plants because it's an old system that we can't control.

We must reduce the emissions 100 percent. In Venezuela, the emissions are currently insignificant compared to the emissions of the developed countries.

At a recent education summit, President Obama admitted that he can't rap. When they heard, Americans said, 'Good!'

I don't talk about my private life.

I love giving flowers. It is so deliciously unlasting and romantic.

How green was my valley then, and the valley of them that have gone.

As it turns out, social scientists have established only one fact about single women's mental health: employment improves it.

An informed citizenry is at the heart of a dynamic democracy.

When the new gun booklet was recently mailed to all licensed shooters, 20% were returned as 'not known at this address.