Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it.

Reporter: I was told that probably the best question to ask you, out of sincerity, is: who are you?

there is alwaysa comforting thoughtin time of trouble whenit is not our trouble

Hows the Empire?

Let not poor Nelly starve.

I thought the only lonely place was on the moon.

See — I have taken England with both my hands.

Well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.

Its been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, my home town, out on the edge of the prairie…

You can hope for lucky encounters only if you walk around a lot.