Every accepted public quote

“I would like to be refered to as 'The Big Aristotle'.”

“Unlike other Jewish families, we didn't go out for Chinese food on Sundays, but we spent our time in a world of baking powder biscuits and the best shrimp cocktails that ever were.”

“I've traveled the world, I've searched the literature. Nothing has answered my questions like the life and words of Jesus. I'm not into religion, I'm into a relationship with him. Several ye...”

“I watched myself put my paw in the bear trap on that one because there was this clause about leaving members.”

“In my songs, the sex is all subliminal. It's subliminal, spiritual.”

“My parents raised me on Spooky Tooth and The Band, Derek and the Dominoes, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, all that stuff. Rock n' roll was just in my subconscious.”

“War is, in fact, an extension of politics, and in any war, military operations have to be conducted in such a way that they contribute to sustainable political outcomes consistent with vital...”

“Being an economist is the least ethical profession, closer to charlatanism than any science.”

“Holy wisdom confounds Satan and all his wickednesses.”

“I'm flattered that other artists consider me a role model.”

“If you have one good series, you know, it's a blessing. Two good series is unusual. Three is a phenomenon, but right now, I'm working with these wonderful women on 'Hot in Cleveland,' and Va...”

“I like doing accents. One of my friends works in hotel reservations and I'll ring her up and complain about the suite. Sometimes I get her.”

“Come and trip it as ye go, On the light fantastic toe.”

“The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood.”

“Realize that illness and other temporal setbacks often come to us from the hand of God our Lord, and are sent to help us know ourselves better, to free ourselves of the love of created thing...”

“In the face of excruciating pain and uncertainty, I never lost hope, and it never occurred to me to stop fighting - not ever.”

“As soon as I go into a dark subject, like discussing the people I've loved and lost, I off-road into absurdist comedy perversion. It's both a means of protection and a kind of denial, a bles...”

“The individual incentive not to commit crime on Wall Street now is almost zero.”

“Urban America is like a foreign country in a sense.”

“I love collaborations, as every combination provides a unique opportunity to create something new.”

“During the Cold War, tensions between the West and the Soviet Union affected virtually all countries worldwide. As a result, throughout Latin America, guerrilla groups emerged, seeking to de...”

“I love clothes! I shop everywhere, but I like Urban Outfitters, Forever 21, Nordstrom, and Neiman Marcus. It's a wide range. I'm from California, and I love the Pasadena Flea Market.”

“I've learned from experience that if you work harder at it, and apply more energy and time to it, and more consistency, you get a better result. It comes from the work.”

“The function of Theology? The recitation of the incomprehensible by the unspeakable to pick the pockets of the unthinking.”

“If it's December 1941 in Casablanca, what time is it in New York?”

“The Nation of Islam provides an antidote in the United States to fundamentalist Islam - which is why individuals from America have to go abroad to find radical teachings.”

“I'm inspired by almost everything I come across in life, and one way or another they find themselves sneaking into my stories.”

“Instead of silencing artists, is it possible that antidepressants can actually help them vocalize their creative ambitions?”

“Natural gas is better distributed than any other fuel in the United States. It's down every street and up every alley. There's a pipeline.”

“Every positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima.”

“There's a great deal of difference between thinking reflectively about moral issues and achieving higher standards of ethical behavior.”

“Forget your woes when you see your friend.”

“There is so much partisan and tribal politics, from not just those seeking office but potential voters as well, that we never get real attempts at solutions to problems.”

“I didn't actually start playing the banjo until I was in high school.”

“I did not go into comedy to escape anything. I went into comedy because I had parents who thought it was a reputable way to earn a living.”

“I am blessed with a good metabolism, and as long as I work out, carbs don't add to my weight. If I need a leaner, meaner look for a film, I go off carbs for a bit.”

“Naturally, when it comes to voting, we in Texas are accustomed to discerning that fine hair's-breadth worth of difference that makes one hopeless dipstick slightly less awful than the other....”

“Sorrow has its reward. It never leaves us where it found us.”

“O rose, you look sick. O rose, wake up and sing.”

“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.”

“I just think that it's strong and it's important that we recognize what the Christmas season is about; it's about the birth of our Savior, and there's a lot of pressure today to be political...”

“A disruptive innovation is a technologically simple innovation in the form of a product, service, or business model that takes root in a tier of the market that is unattractive to the establ...”

“When a person is devastated, it coneys that the individual is regretting for his or her mistakes.”

“I can go into LinkedIn and search for network engineers and come up with a list of great spear-phishing targets because they usually have administrator rights over the network. Then I go ont...”

“A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve them.”

“Uber sees ride-sharing as a winner-takes-all war and subsequently is willing to offer below-market prices in a bid to crowd out the competition.”

“I don't want to just preach to the church. I feel like I have a broader message.”

“A good friend will bail you out of jail. A best friend will be sitting next to you Saying, 'Damn. We fucked up.”