I went to Ethiopia, and it dawned on me that you can tell a starving, malnourished person because they've got a bloated belly and a bald head. And I realized that if you come through any American airport and see businessmen running through with bloated bellies and bald heads, that's malnutrition, too.

The United States is the most dishonest, ungodly, unspiritual nation that ever existed in the history of the planet.

When I was a boy, I was taught never to use insulting expressions like, 'I've been gypped,' or, 'He welshed on the deal.'

To me, seeing a really great comedian is a bit like watching a musician or a poet.

I wouldn't mind paying taxes... if I knew they were going to a friendly country

What happens to Black Folks today, happens to White Folks tomorrow.

The world is fed by greed.