I think the most un-American thing you can say is, 'You can't say that.'

Humor is not a trick, not jokes. Humor is a presence in the world - like grace - and shines on everybody.

Ralph Stanley is like an uncle to us and now that all my uncles are gone, Ralph's singing is even more precious. This album of classic folk songs is one of his best.

I don't want them to be told to remember me.

When it comes to finding available men in Minnesota, the odds are good, but the goods are odd.

Not everyone has a Life's Work. Some people simply have a Life.

A minister has to be able to read a clock. At noon, it's time to go home and turn up the pot roast and get the peas out of the freezer.