True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper. – Thomas Carlyle
Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what clearly lies at hand. – Thomas Carlyle
Egotism is the source and summary of all faults and miseries. – Thomas Carlyle
I want to be taken seriously as the type of musician that plays stuff like an electric rake. I mean, how seriously do you take someone like Spike Jones? They take him pretty seriously – a really good musician who made a great contribution in terms of humor, which is part of what I try to do too. – Eugene Chadbourne