A great piece of comedy is a verbal magic trick.

Comedy [deals] with a lot of the same areas where our defenses are the strongest - race, religion, politics, sexuality.

Comedy has been crossing the country with remarkable speed way before the Internet, social media, even cable TV.

When you laugh at yourself, you gain perspective. Then you realize that the mistakes you made, as long as they didn't hurt anyone but yourself——well, you can forgive yourself for those.

A basic rule of life for reporters is that you should spend your time talking with and learning about people who are not sending you press releases, rather than those who are.

Soft o'er the shrouds aerial whispers breathe, That seemed but zephyrs to the train beneath.

Always buy your straw hats in the Winter

Fly without wings; Dream with open eyes; See in darkness.

Believe to the end, even if all men went astray and you were left the only one faithful; bring your offering even then and praise God in your loneliness.

There is always something wrong with a song, you can't be perfect.

Policemen, like red squirrels, must be protected.

God had a heartbeat for 18-25 years old...the vast majority of whom don't have a clue why they are on this planet.

I'm very wary of news on television.