Never once have I thought that Social Security would be something that would ever be available to me.

I've never raped or killed anybody, or hurt a kid. I've done all the more inept, high-volume stuff - like, "Whoops, sorry I came in your hair. Don't worry, I won't use your name when I tell this story on stage."

Nelson Mandela will always be the face of South Africa. The traveler passing through the country will see Mandela's face almost everywhere he looks. Truly, the man is omnipresent.

Creativity requires a lot of pass/fail/start again and it is often hard on the psyche.

The talking shows allow me to come out of my cave and that's why those shows go on for so long. I hate walking off stage. Sometimes I walk off and I miss them as I'm walking off the stage. I wonder if they'll let me go another hour. That's why I do it: to communicate, to get points across.

I believe that when the body is strong, the mind thinks strong thoughts.

I am an employment hyena. I am happy to make a meal of what the lions leave behind.