"Questions of such gravity go down to the very foundations of the government. If the provisions of the Constitution can be set aside by an act of Congress, where is the course of usurpation to end?"

-- Stephen Johnson Field

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“I think it's because my comedy is in your face, and it comes from a place that's real.”
“I have been able to get a small audience. It's not the huge audience, but it's enough to make it possible to play. I appreciate that.”
“Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.”
“Plato was a bore.”
“I worked very hard and I earned all the attention I'm getting.”
“I write Not For the sake of glory Not For the sake of fame Not For the sake of success But for the sake of my soul”
“I have written it before and am not ashamed to write it again. Without Wodehouse I am not sure that I would be a tenth of what I am today -- whatever that may be. In my teenage years, his writings awoke me to the possibilities of language. His rhythms, tropes, tricks and mannerisms are deep within me. But more than that, he taught me something about good nature. It is enough to be benign, to be gentle, to be funny, to be kind.”
“In this fall - this is very tough - in this fall I'm going to take my talents to South Beach and join the Miami Heat.”

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