Howard Stern

“I will never feel successful.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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've come to appreciate other people's talents.”

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

“I didn't listen to executives.”

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

“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.”

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

“I feel blessed, I really feel fulfilled.”

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

“I'm not looking for a paycheck.”

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

“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'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.”