When I was a child, I was living in the housing projects of Philadelphia. I didn't even have a Christmas tree.

In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.

A grandchild is God's reward for raising a child.

The essence of childhood, of course, is play, which my friends and I did endlessly on streets that we reluctantly shared with traffic.

As a comedian, I can walk out in front of 5000 people and not worry about a thing. Not a thing, believe me. But to stand up a face a camera and crew of maybe 15 guys and get up tight about it - to me that's weird.

Nobody ever says, "Can I have your beets?

If you want to be seen, stand up. If you want to be heard, speak up. If you want to be appreciated, shut up.