Howard Stern

I've never come into anything successful before. I've always been hired by horrible radio stations with horrendous reputations and nothing to lose.

And rather than hide that, I would rather put that out on the radio and let someone see the full range of emotions. If you're going to be strong on the radio, you got to let it all out, even the ugly stuff. And you can't apologize for it.

I still feel like I gotta prove something. There are a lot of people hoping I fail. But I like that. I need to be hated.

I don't like being 50 and I don't like thinking about death.

'The New York Times' list is a bunch of crap. They ought to call it the editor's choice. It sure isn't based on sales.

I seem to be some sort of lightning rod. I just really irritate people, you know? I really do.

It's no treat being in bed with me.

You've got to be a little vicious. You've got to be narcissistic. You've got to be on fire about your career.

Most of the things I do are misunderstood. Hey, after all, being misunderstood is the fate of all true geniuses, is it not?

There are things that I won't do on the radio. I mean, the next logical question is, what won't you do. I say, well, you know, you've got to find out when you're on the air.

I'm sickened by all religions. Religion has divided people. I don't think there's any difference between the pope wearing a large hat and parading around with a smoking purse and an African painting his face white and praying to a rock.

I don't think there's one thing I've ever said on the radio that would have been found indecent or obscene.

I believe I am doing the work for humanity. This show is so uplifting.

Okay, well, I guess I'm still a kid. Because when I get really angry and fired up and I feel like my back is up against the wall, I will say vicious things.

I will never feel successful.

Relationships are based on trust until you meet someone new.

I'm the voice of honesty.

I'm on the air five hours, and I blurt out anything in my head. Dangerous? Maybe.

Yes, I believe blue material is funny, but if that's all you've got, you're dead in the water. It's not good.

I don't talk about my salary.

Well, first of all, I'm worth every penny.

I think I'm probably a little too desperate to be successful.

My show was revolutionary, ground-breaking. When I came on the scene, people were not doing a thing.

When you hire me, you hire a nut who is going to work 24 hours a day for you and never, ever burn his audience.

Every time I went on the radio, I would take the crummiest radio station, the station that was like a toilet bowl. I would go on there and build up the ratings, so you couldn't do any worse.

We are busy planning the launch of the channel. I am busy planning all kinds of events that go on the channel without me. I have started producing a sound for the channel.

Late night television is ready for someone like me... standards have gone to an all-time low.

It causes me great pain to sue the company I work for. Nevertheless, I had to do it. Suffice it to say, there's a dispute and I believe I haven't been given what is mine.

I think people of lesser talent will become stars.