Tragedy is always a mistake; and the loneliness of the deepest thinker, the widest lover, ceases to be pathetic to us so soon as the sun is high enough above the mountains.
I've upped my standards. Now, up yours.
I admit I do have some drawbacks and limitations as a candidate. Although I am a professional comedian, some of my critics maintain that this is not enough. I cannot deny that I stand before you untested and inexperienced - I only spent two years in television, never as a romantic lead or a song and dance man.
Censorship does not interfere with the constitutional rights of every American to sit alone in a dark room in the nude and cuss.
People come up to me in bars and on street corners and they say to me, 'Hey, Paulsen, have you got any change?'
Worrying about the future is a thing of the past. I don't think about it.
Why should old people get [Social Security]? They just sit around all day doing nothing.
I wouldnt say that I was a born performer, because I work very hard at it.
It is not true that everyone is special. It is true that everyone was once special and still possesses the ability to recover it.
American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it.
But if you stagnate, the growth is over. I have done many comedy films. Success of films like Partner, Singh is Kinng gets you to a very wide audience reach. But for greater gains, you need to take greater gambles. If it works, you get respect and recognition.