"I'm not a saint. I'm a sinner, like everybody else."

"I don’t know what the blacks are doing in the gay community. I don’t know what the gays are doing in the black community."

"“I'm not punching down. I'm punching up at the establishment.”"

"You can't be afraid to offend people. If you're afraid to offend people, you're not doing your job."

"I support anyone’s right to be who they want to be. My question is: to what extent do I have to participate in your self-image?"