So instead of investing your time in a passion, you’ve sold your life to work for an uncaring machine that doesn’t understand you. That’s the problem with our society. And what’s the reward? Go home and get a big TV.

What's interesting about science is that we're constantly discovering new things about the universe, about ourselves, about our bodies, about diseases, about the possibilities of the future. It's amazing. Science is one of the coolest things about being a human being - without a doubt.

I really never had any ambitions to be a standup comic. I was talked into it by guys that I used to work out with.

When someone comes along and expresses him or herself as freely as they think, people flock to it. They enjoy it.

It's a very strange thing when you make nature illegal.

I'm really happy that I've been able to make people laugh and distract them from their day to day bullshit at a comedy show or because they enjoyed one of my CDs or TV specials, but I don't know how many people have actually had life changing thoughts because of it.

A lot of times, you beat a person who beat a person who can beat you. I mean, it doesn't make any sense.