I simply decided that dope wasn't worth the ritual.

Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

People are dreaming if they think they have rights. They've never had rights. There's no such thing.

Language is the most elementary aspect to our humanness, probably. In addition to that, it's the embodiment, it's the apotheosis of the human experience, it's the way we summarize ourselves.

When he got loaded, the human cannonball knew there were not many men of his caliber.

There's a part of me that is angry. Not in the sense of, "Gee, George is an angry guy!" I mean, anyone who's been with me five minutes, five years, whatever, they would tell you they've rarely seen me in a moment of anger. Yes, I can become highly irritated in a line that's moving slowly, or with a clerk who's incompetent. But I don't yell. I don't get rude. I am clear about what I expect. In a store, my mother always told me, "Ask for the manager immediately. It changes the tone of the conversation."

At a formal dinner party, the person nearest death should always be seated closest to the bathroom.