My shows aren't about trying to save some place, because I don't feel that's the right venue for it. That's my politics right there: Don't bring politics to my shows.

There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go.

Richard Bach

The enemy of idealism is zealotry.

Neil Kinnock

When beggars and shoeshine boys, barbers and beauticians can tell you how to get rich it is time to remind yourself that there is no more dangerous illusion than the belief that one can get something for nothing.

Bernard Baruch, 1929

It requires more than mere genius to be an author.

Jean de la Bruyere

You know I guess one person can make a difference.

Stan Lee

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

Michael Jordan

It isn't making mistakes that's critical; it's correcting them and getting on with the principal task.

Donald Rumsfeld

A sublime faith in human imbecility has seldom led those who cherish it astray.

Havelock Ellis

The largest party in America, by the way, is neither the Democrats nor the Republicans. It's the party of non-voters.

Robert Reich

Since its founding in 1854, Penn State has proven to be a leading institution of higher learning.

Tim Holden

The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid.

Martin Luther King Jr.

I don't mind pointing out some of the failings of old age, because we are all headed in that direction, unless of course we take our own lives before we become a burden. I'm not advocating suicide, oh wait, I guess I am.

Amy Sedaris