The Artist, the free-flyer, the person that dares to be mad can always go back to that madness. You cannot corner that person. That person has an instrument, has a piece of paper, has a pencil, has two dollars worth of dime store paint, has some sand on the beach... That person can always go for Truth. You cannot corner that person. You can lock them in solitary and they'll scratch it on the wall, and if you cut off their hands, they will scratch it in their mind.

I'm no way one of those comedians who want to do drama. I really do love comedies. I hope to go back to it.

Molly Shannon

Sometimes poetry is inspired by the conversation entered into by reading other poems.

John Barton

The wit knows that his place is at the tail of a procession.

Mark Twain

Among precautions against ambition, it may not be amiss to take precautions against our own. I must fairly say, I dread our own power and our own ambition: I dread our being too much dreaded.

Edmund Burke, Reflections on the

Any attempts at humor immediately after September 11th were deemed tasteless.

Allen Klein

take out your love from lies... or you will get a lot to loose.

Toge Aprilianto

Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other.

Francis Bacon

Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books - but it is terrible when one has to live it.

Jean Anouilh

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.

Isaac Asimov

The music of Hendrix wakes people up to their possibilities. It's more than just dreaming about being a guitar hero.

Carlos Santana

What is your idea of earthly happiness? To be vindicated in my own lifetime.

Christopher Hitchens

I love the idea of the street vibe, having folks together, out in the street at midnight.

Sean Paul