I didn't want to get married. What I knew of most men was something I didn't want any part of. I just wanted to work on my career.

I'd like to be the ambassador to the Bahamas.

Don't forget to vote for Bill Clinton and Al Gore. Stay home if you're voting for Dole.

I make bad choices. I've got such dodgy tastes in men.

I've always considered myself a physical person. I don't call myself a farm girl, but I did spend a lot of years shoveling manure and throwing hay, because I worked to pay most of my riding expenses.

The biggest hurdle is figuring out who your friends are. Your real friends.

How rude would I be, walking around and saying: 'Hello. I'm Eleanor Mondale. My father was vice president of the United States. Treat me differently.

We're Norwegians. You know, the Vikings. My deadlift was 310 pounds. I mean, I was very, very strong - and I didn't take steroids. I did it all on my own.

When you're nearing 35, going, 'Hey Dad, I can't make these payments,' just isn't cool.

I like being involved in the lighter side of journalism because it serves a purpose, and it's fun. And I can keep my opinions off camera if I want.

I didn't like not having work and not having people return my calls.

And hope was an oath I swore never to take.

Evidently, I'd suffered an epiphany: the subconscious realization that when it comes to coolness, nothing the human race has ever invented is more cool than a book.

even after every emotional accident, the show must go on.

I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have succeeded fairly well.

You can (be a middle-aged comic) if you work very hard at it, because comedy is really hard.

One doesn't mind adverse criticism so long as it isn't stupid.

When I do something, it is all about self-discovery. I want to learn and discover my own limits.

I think as long as you're not being malicious and you're not hurting people then you should not be ashamed of what you do.

We know that when we protect our oceans we're protecting our future.

Enjoy life, it has an expiration date