It is almost impossible to convince people who are under the influence of ideological bigotry that whose whom they regard as belonging to the enemy species are human.

To snatch the passing moment and examine it for signs of eternity is the noblest of occupations.

Faith is one of those words that connotes, however irrationally, some kind of virtue in itself.

It is the nature of slavery to render its victims so abject that at last, fearing to be free, they multiply their own chains. You can liberate a freeman, but you cannot liberate a slave.

Self love is number one. As you radiate it out to others

One must not let oneself be misled: they say 'Judge not!' but they send to Hell everything that stands in their way.

Alone or not, you gotta walk forward.

Since I got to the big leagues, there's been a whole lot of Direct-TV sold in Jamestown. People like to keep up with the local boy.

I moved up over Lower East Side and I was adopted by eight foster parents; I lived all over New York City with these parents, man, till I was about ten years old.

Towns were the nursery of freedom.

Instruct thyself for time and patience favor all.

I come from a family of professional dog-showers, one step above carnies, but I didn't want to join the family business.

Self-censorship, whether known or unknown, is an unwelcome brake on creativity; it stifles self-expression and hence prevents a work from reaching the heights of great art.