I met so many people after I got rich and famous, and I learned that you can't ultimately trust people unless they were your friends when you were broke.

Kids raised on a culture of “We’re not going to keep score in the game because we don’t want anybody to lose.” Or just ignoring race to a fault. You can’t say “the black kid over there.” No, it’s “the guy with the red shoes.” You can’t even be offensive on your way to being inoffensive.

I pride myself on being the guy who can do Def Comedy Jam and Charlie Rose. And do well on both.

People want what they want. And I guess that is a reason we have this big credit card problem and a lot of these foreclosures.

If you're the president you only have two jobs: peace and money.

You don't pay taxes; they take them from your check. That's not a payment - that's a 'jack.

People say, 'Why is he bored with her?' Because he's a human being, that's why; same way his wife is bored with him. That is marriage - anything that's supposed to be forever, your going to get bored with it. And there is nothing wrong with it, so don't take it personal; if you are with somebody for ten years and they are not bored with you? Then something is wrong with them.