Quotes from Howard Stern

I don't talk about my salary.

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

I'm not looking for a paycheck.

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

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.

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.

Please, with the God talk. Hate to break it to you, but there is no God.

I believe we will start believing in God as we get closer to death.

I've always been about honesty, whether on the radio, whether I did a movie, whether I wrote a book. As long as you're honest, you don't lose your edge.

I'm the voice of honesty.

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've come to appreciate other people's talents.

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

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.

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.

You have to make a decision, what you want to do in life, ... Your deal can be, you can leave tomorrow. Soon as you leave, you will be forgotten.

I feel blessed, I really feel fulfilled.

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

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

I've actually apologized to some people I was a real jerk to, because I feel ashamed. I didn't need to be that hungry. There was something going on inside me when I was angry and feeling very threatened and not feeling good about myself.

I wanted to go hide. I wasn't looking to be more famous, I'm famous enough.

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

If you're a Christian you don't sit there and worry about what somebody else is doing, if they're happy and they're committed in a relationship.