In Rome, the emperor sat in a special part of the Colosseum called the Caesarian Section.

Life is a zero sum game.

By elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.

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

I kind of like it when a lot of people die, and on the other hand I always wonder how many unused frequent-flier miles they had.

Two things happened. The creative side of my career was harmed. When I'd sit down and write under the influence of coke, the ratio of pages kept to pages thrown out declined drastically. But onstage, when rapping about a feeling I already owned, I would sometimes get a burst of eloquence.

We think in language. We think in words. Language is the landscape of thought.