"Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic buildin…"

"The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they…"

"If you want to be a successful musician, you have to be willing to work hard."

"There is no way that you can grant a man the freedom to worship as he pleases, or not to worship at all, and still pass laws telling him what he can and cannot read, or what he can and cannot see."

"I'm not interested in being a rock star. I'm interested in being a composer."