You are someone and you have a right to your life..

I just like doing standup, that's all I'm interested in or good at..

Houses aren't refuges from history. They are where history ends up..

We come to beginnings only at the end..

Africa is to be pitied, worshipped or dominated.

After you're dead [...] it's not gonna matter if you have a few scars. It will matter if you didn't live..

If you try to make the Democrats be what they are not, and never will be, you will end up being more like what the Democrats actually are..

History is absolutely my thing..

Without a song the day would never end Without a song the road would never bend When things go wrong a man ain't got a friend Without a song.

Before you attempt to set things right, make sure you see things right..

When you are in love- everything is romantic.

Without death, our lives would have no meaning. Death frames our end for us and also puts a value on things..

The best thing to do is try and make sure you're getting something at your end. We had stretches where we didn't get that..

In the end, the effectiveness of our creative process comes down to whether we’re going to whine or do the work..

The Federal Department of Odds and Ends: sweepus underum carpetae..

I think most conflicts do end with negotiated settlements; some don't, but most do..

There was no real controversy with All In The Family. That came from the people on the business end..

Keep it weird. They'll get it later..

At the end of the day, nothing is achievable if you don't have the right collaborators..

You can't possibly be right for everything..

For me, music begins where words end..