I was in my peak physical condition when I was about like, uh... one. Oh God, I looked good, young and fresh! You wouldn't know me now if you'd seen me when I was one, you know? I even looked good for my age. People would come up to me and go, what are you, zero? And I'd go, no, I'm one over here!

Liberty, like health, appears most precious when lost.

I guess [Richard] Pryor was that good. I never saw him in a theater, but I imagine he was that good, because he was such a phenomenal actor.

He that searches for praise will often find contempt.

Some people are so much afraid of being deceived, that they never venture to trust; like misers, their avarice destroys their gain.

There are two things which a man should scrupulously avoid: giving advice that he would not follow, and asking advice when he is determined to pursue his own opinion.

[sam] Kinison, when he started out, he'd come to Canada when I was first starting, and he'd always [bomb].