As for family values, they are whatever they are - some families are tight, others are blown away like dandelion puffs. A main value in Minnesota is still: don't waste my time, don't B.S. me, I wasn't born yesterday.

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.

God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny.

Sometimes there is nothing you can do, and in those times, you must do something anyway.

Cleverness is a burden after that. You are supposed to settle down and be a good person, raise your children, and be good to your friends, which you may not have been back when you were clever.

Just because we're fictional characters doesn't mean you can pick us up and move us anywhere you want.--the people of Lake Woebegon

They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad that I'm going to miss mine by just a few days.