Godfrey Quotes

To be a good fighter pilot, there is one prime requisite think fast, and act faster.

If people aren't laughing at you, you aren't saying anything very unusual. So let your voice be loud and strong, dare to try things that may fail.

In a world full of audio visual marvels, may words matter to you and be full of magic.

The Word of God never dies.

It's not an act, it's just my way.

Life will be lengthened while growing, for Thought is the measure of life.

No self-respecting small businessman with a brain in the right place would ever employ a lady of child-bearing age.

Anacalypsis: An Attempt to Draw Aside the Veil of the Saitic or an Inquiry into the Origin of Languages, Nations and Religions.

So oft in theologic wars, The disputants, I ween, Rail on in utter ignorance Of what each other mean, And prate about an Elephant Not one of them has seen!

Customs is punishment for those who travel. This will teach you for traveling to our country!

I am not a model the camera just went off by itself

My childhood dream was to play basketball, actually.

At Learning's fountain it is sweet to drink, But 'tis a nobler privilege to think.

You know, if you don't do nothin, you don't do nothin.

I explained to the lady my love for John and his work, and she made it possible for me to purchase one of the 24 proofs, the one for 'I'm So Tired,' which I have on my piano at home.

I really believe in myself. I'm the hardest worker I know, and one of the best songwriters. There's a craft to it, and it takes a long time to hone it, and I work really hard at it.

Thought is the measure of life.

Love leads to present rapture,-then to pain; But all through Love in time is healed again.

Time fleeth on, Youth soon is gone, Naught earthly may abide; Life seemeth fast, But may not last-- It runs as runs the time.

What is a kiss? Alacke! at worst, A single Dropp to quenche a Thirst, Tho' oft it prooves, in happie Hour, The first swete Dropp of our long Showre.

I think that sometimes I've been a little too nice. I think you have to have a balance. When you're too nice people take you for granted, they take you for a fool I think.

The one thing you don't want to be is a sucky clean comic. I hate sucky clean comics! It's like Christian rock, bro. I'd rather listen to gospel and Christian rock. That's cheating!

I observe everything around me and when something hits me and it's funny, that's what I talk about. I'm a more observational kind of comic.

I can always create new material. That's something I can control.

But there's times when I like to find the strange angles to something. People go, 'I heard a lot of jokes like that, but that's one of the most interesting takes I heard.' That's what I try to do.

I'm forever a part of pop culture.

Hey man! I'm a comedian but I'm not a clown.

That's what I take pride in in my stand-up, is changing things up. Being special.

When my woman kisses me I start dancing like James Brown. Ow! I Feel Good!

The X-Games - I watch that; I'm not impressed. That's white dudes' desperation. They're running out of sports. They gotta find something that black dudes won't touch.

If Mandela were a comedian, I bet he would never get mad at a heckler, he'd give him or her a hug.

But some people want attention so bad they want you to see them angry at you.

I went to University of Illinois. Big school. 35,000 students. 800 black... I was the only black in every class. Hard to be absent.

Want to shut a racist white guy's mouth. Put him around Super human athletic black dudes.

I think the audience should take away that it's okay to be smart, it's okay to be funny and well-learned. You can be from academia and be funny; you don't have to be an idiot.

I use profanity because I like profanity, but I'm not vulgar. Big difference. I love profanity because I really think profanity is cool.

You've got to keep moving, keep creating.

Be happy with your stereotype. Asians - that's the stereotype I want. Being the smartest person in the world? You're the smartest, what are you complaining about? You know what I get? 'Wassup?

You know, the energy I think I was just born with. I think I was just always like that as I kid; I was always real energetic.

Tell your girlfriend or wife you love them everyday. Like I do!

Technology is not neutral.

I think it's the tragedy of our time that we're not aware of the affect of the manner in which we've adopted tools. Those tools have become who we are.

All tools have intrinsic politics and technology is the tool of now.

History has been the history of warfare.

The only thing I can do is type. I learned that when I was 13.

It was six men of Hindustan To learning much inclined, Who went to see the Elephant (Though all of them were blind) That each by observation Might satisfy the mind.

Tis well to borrow from the good and the great; 'Tis wise to learn: 'tis God-like to create!

I asked of Echo 't other day (Whose words are few and often funny), What to a novice she could say Of courtship, love, and matrimony. Quoth Echo, plainly, "Matter-o'-money.

All things of beauty are not theirs alone who hold the fee; but unto him no less who can enjoy, than unto them who own, are sweetest uses given to posses.

But blast the man, with curses loud and deep, Whate'er the rascal's name, or age, or station, Who first invented, and went round advising, That artificial cut-off, Early Rising!