"There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment."

"It's always too early to quit."

"Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds."

"If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind."

"Courage is not the absence of trembling, but the decision to step forward regardless. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"My mom sent me to regular high school because she wanted me to have that experience and not say that I missed out, but I didn't like it at all. I'm more comfortable in the world that I'm in, I grew up in it so when I get around normal kids in regular high school I don't know what to do. I feel more secure in an adult environment."

"From politics, it was an easy step to silence."

"I try to keep performing as much as possible - I just like to. I used to take huge gaps off between gigs, now I just like to do stand-up gigs as much as I can."