Is it just me, or does every woman in New York have a severe emotional problem?

You might have seen a housefly, maybe even a superfly, but I bet you ain't never seen a donkey fly! Ha, ha!

All men are sculptors, constantly chipping away the unwanted parts of their lives, trying to create their idea of their masterpiece.

Anything you have to acquire a taste for was not meant to be eaten.

The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone’s advice.

You can't let the good things people say make you feel too good, because you're going to let the bad things make you feel bad.

If you're an artist like a really, really long time, it stops being a performance. I'm not performing anymore. I reveal myself to the audience... I show you some of me. It's not a show no more.

How can you do the moonwalk and ask a woman to dance? Hey baby lets dance... cya later!

I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself.

The best way you hurt rich people is by turning them into poor people

I started out as an impressionist and that’s all about observing, how people move, their voice quality, their attitudes and quirks.

You must never tell people their own stories. They have no interest in them, or they think they can tell them better themselves. Give them a stranger's life, and then they're content.

​You can always tell when someone deserves the praise and recognition they receive, because it humbles them rather than inflating their ego.

One who conquers others is great, one who conquers the world is mighty, but one who conquers himself is divine.

If somebody has never been married, they don't know compromise.

You are adrift while you still think that a means is an end.

Stalin didn't write any memoirs. He was too secretive. He was afraid people might read them.

When you're part of the opposition you want to stay. It's part of your identity. You're useless if you leave. You feel like you have failed.

The things taught in schools & colleges are not an education but the means of education.

When Christ possesses the will He keeps it fixed. The trouble comes when we take matters out of His hand and try to handle them ourselves.

I don't know why I've spent over half of My life talking about dying