Now the gossip must stop. Now I’m tired of getting sucked into your columns. Then you must sue me if you dare.
Sometimes it’s strange being me. I travel the world meeting people, I’m surrounded with friends and my life is full, but all the time I am confronted by a young man I have nothing in common with. He is me, but he is not me now. In fact I have been me now for longer than I was him, but no one wants to know about me.
Satire is meant to ridicule power. If you are laughing at people who are hurting, it’s not satire, it’s bullying.
Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.
My articles were based on something I wanted to change. Everyone has the right to a decent life, and I thought it was important to give vulnerable people support and confidence. I was brought up to respect other people.
The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
Our modern world places such heavy demands on our time and attention that the need to remember our responsibilities to others is greater than ever.
Everything sounds deep when you don’t read books.
I have a small walk-in closet, and it can easily turn into a recycling museum, so I’ve also learned to sort out. When you are as old as I am, it is very important not to get sloppy and wear boring clothes.
The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.
Bad publicity is better than no publicity at all
…the image is one thing and the human being is another…it’s very hard to live up to an image.
When it’s hurting you that’s when you can make a difference.
If you’re a giver, remember to learn your limits. Because the takers don’t have any.
With great powers comes great responsibilities.
Man, I was tame compared to what they do now. Are you kidding? I didn’t do anything but just jiggle.
In this house, I’m not famous. Because the dog doesn’t care. And my children hopefully appreciate me more for our regular interaction and conversations,
They say it’s the white man I should fear, but it’s my own kind doing all the killing here.
If someone says it’s raining and another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out the fucking window and find out which is true.
If you can not join them, beat them.
Don’t just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it.
You have to take the wrinkles that come. And all those who get their skin sprayed and look like wounded warriors for a long time, become very little prettier, but look so sour. The smile is actually the best face-lift, I think.
When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.
It is better to have clean nails than soil between the ears.
Til we meet again, may God bless you. Adios.