Quotes By Howard Stern

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

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

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.

What a crazy idea to put me on a family show!

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

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

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.

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.

I've come to appreciate other people's talents.

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.

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.

It's no treat being in bed with me.

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

I feel blessed, I really feel fulfilled.

'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'm the voice of honesty.

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 not looking for a paycheck.

I don't talk about my salary.

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.

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

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 didn't listen to executives.

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

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.

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

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