Both of my parents got to see me host Carson, thank God. That's all anyone wants: to have their parents see they're going to be all right in life.

Here's a Thanksgiving tip. Generally, your turkey is not cooked enough if it passes you the cranberry sauce.

We all mourn in our own way. I mourn with a great steak.

One of the most rebellious things a woman can do is allow people to think she’s mean.

My mother could make anybody feel guilty - she used to get letters of apology from people she didn't even know.

Obama came in and said he was going turn everything around, and you can't. Give the guy a break. But I question a lot of what's happening. It's certainly going to reflect in my vote, but who else is there? It's a horrible time, because people vote party lines instead of what's good for the country. I think the whole health care issue turned so ugly, because of party lines, and that's not what that's supposed to be about.

Show business can be an addiction. ... An audience would laugh at me one night, and I would chase that high for another three months.