But Marge, what if we chose the wrong religion? Each week we just make God madder and madder.

Ned, have you considered any of the other major religions? They're all pretty much the same.

You know boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like women. You just have to read the manual and press the right button.

Are we alone in an uncaring universe, or is God some kind of wiseguy?

Being a good embalmer is a thankless job.

On 'The Simpsons,' I will say that we definitely like to comment on what's going on in the world, and we try to be funny. If we can figure out a way of being funny about it, then we've gone part of the way of accomplishing our task.

People go into cartooning because they're shy and they're angry. That's when you're sitting in the back of a classroom drawing the teacher.