Few criminals die sensible of their crimes.

A lot of writers come from Harvard and such, and are rich, and they write under the misapprehension that poor people are stupid. So when they do write them, they are hillbillies or rednecks or Christian idiots.

Were there no fools, there would be no flatterers.

I just like doing standup, that's all I'm interested in or good at.

I don't know anything about politics. I wouldn't put too much into my prediction on politics.

The young compliment their greatness on the number of their friends; the old, on the confidence of them.

I've shown people Richard Pryor who've never seen him, and most of them don't like him.