Bill Maher fancies himself the reincarnation of Lenny Bruce.

Circumstantial evidence is evidence.

We in the press like to say we're honest brokers of information, and it's just not true. The press does have an agenda.

I have met guys who work the overnight shift at 7-11, selling Slurpees and Camels to insomniacs who have more introspection than a lot of people in the mainstream media.

The evening news is a concept whose time has come and gone.

The most meaningless term in the English language is "I take full responsibility." When a politician utters those words it means absolutely nothing.

I didn't say one negative word about poor people or about middle-class people or anything else. All I said was that the rich deserve our gratitude.

I respect the Kennedy family. I respect their service. They do a tremendous amount of good. You don't blame the children for the sins of the father and all of that.

I mean, I think everybody realizes that calling people racist is a waste of time, nobody buys it anymore.

There's a kind of journalistic narcissism that New York-based journalists are guilty of.

You don't smear somebody as a racist when there is obviously nothing there.

I have a strong theory that you can tell a lot about someone by their coffee order

When we allow violence against some, we enable violence against all.

For the achiever the battle with critics is a slow war of attrition. Let time do the dirty work for you.

I ask myself, 'Do you want to sit on the sidelines of life or do you want to be on the field?' I suppose all those years of building thicker skin has made it easy to endure criticism.

Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.

Any chance I get, I will dance.

Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want.

I wouldn't have the slightest interest in running for public office. I'd rather make jokes about politicians than become one of them.

When I say work I only mean writing. Everything else is just odd jobs.

I was a barbarian, tender and full of violence. I translated by instinct, without any method, not merely an artistic truth but above all a human one.