He has tried to protect his wife. If people want to ridicule him for that, so be it.

What God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it.

You don't see much hazing. Most people are smart, educated individuals who don't want to subject themselves to ridicule or nonsense.

I don't know why people are so surprised by my live performances. My approach is so simple; every song I sing, every story I tell, every move I make, must move the audience to laughter, tears or inspiration. Otherwise, why should I do it?

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.

I know that there are things that never have been funny, and never will be. And I know that ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.