At best, God can be viewed as nothing more than an uncaring incompetent father-figure

Death is caused by swallowing small amounts of saliva over a long period of time.

Do you think Sammy Davis ate Junior Mints?

I went to George Washington High School for six months before my 16th birthday, when I could legally quit. That was an even worse experience than the Catholic schools. I mean, they were still teaching fractions. But mostly, I played hooky.

There is a certain amount of righteous indignation I hold for the American culture, because to get back to the real root of it, to get broader about it, my opinion that is my species - and my culture in America specifically - have let me down and betrayed me. I think this species had great, great promise, with this great upper brain that we have, and I think we squandered it on God and Mammon. And I think this culture of ours has such promise, with the promise of real, true freedom, and then everyone has been shackled by ownership and possessions and acquisition and status and power.

You know who would make an interesting murder-suicide? Madeline Albright and Yanni.

Test of Metal: Will of Iron, Nerves of Steel, Heart of Gold, Balls of Brass.