Laughter is the best way to release tensions and fears.

I would have painted the White House black. I would have!

Life isn't a race. It's a relay.

My belief is, you know, certain things have to be explained that's never been explained.

When I lost my rifle, the Army charged me 85 dollars. That is why in the Navy the Captain goes down with the ship.

Being white is a job in America. You take that away, you better get the soldiers out.

If I had to write down the most important people in the history of this planet, No.1 would be (abolitionist) John Brown. Why? Because he's a white man who said he would die for the cause, because they could take him, but they weren't going to take his grandchildren. That brother was beautiful.