If you turn the imagination loose like a hunting dog, it will often return with the bird in its mouth.'(from "The Front and the Back Parts of the House", 1991)

Another item that appeared in the backyard was rabbits. Bear would chase them away.

The universe gets more disorderly all the time.

O! Learn to read what silent love hath writ:to hear with eyes belongs to love's fine wit.

I'm always trying to gain and keep the audience's respect. I always want them to know that the show doesn't think they're stupid for watching.

When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the outburst of the most violent amongst us.

Travelling's so much better when you know you've got a lovely home to go back to.

I don't have credibility, I'm a comedian. I'm not Ed Murrow up on the roof in a London fog reporting on the blitz.

My mom's passionate and energetic and very funny and enthusiastic.

... the English alphabet is pure insanity..., It can hardly spell any word in the language with any degree of certainty.

Before my tenure, people didn't seem to think that citizens had a right to limit the size of their government.