A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both.

But teaching is like climbing a mountain.

Housework is a breeze. Cooking is a pleasant diversion. Putting up a retaining wall is a lark. But teaching is like climbing a mountain.

Show me a character whose life arouses my curiosity, and my flesh begins crawling with suspense.

A man's memory is bound to be a distortion of his past in accordance with his present interests, and the most faithful autobiography is likely to mirror less what a man was than what he has become.

She asked me why I am not answering her questions. I looked at her with love and kept silent. Silence is my best answer for her intriguing questions.

A lot of comedians, when they have a bad gig, will blame everything but themselves. They'll blame the crowd, or the room was wrong, it had a weird vibe, or the promoter promoted a weird atmosphere.

The stakes in conflict do not change. Battle determines who will control the wealth or its equivalent.

But the rule seems to be that the bigger and more life-changing the decision, the less it will seem like a decision at all.

You might wanna rethink that, boy. 'Cause if I'm going to get sued for offensively touching you, I'm going to make it worth my while.

To me, I go out there, and I do what I trained. We prepare so long for that moment, so it's just kind of exciting.

Don't let the clothes or anyone define you...just be yourself whether in a pair of jeans or a ball gown.

As a rule, the more mistakes there are in a game, the more memorable it remains, because you have suffered and worried over each mistake at the board.