First, [in high school], I smoked a lot of pot...and that's how I got to know the people 'half in' the society of my high school and we waved at each other over the bong. Then I got to know people by making jokes.

We will try to honor David Letterman achievement by doing the best show we can.And occasionally making the network very mad at us.

I did learn something interesting [while at the Atlanta airport]. You have to be a member of the TSA in order to legally perform a cavity search. My apologies to the staff of Cinnabon, but you guys should really keep that extra frosting where the customers can find it.

And my daughter said, 'Why are you yelling at us?' and I said, 'I'm trying to discipline you!' And then she looked up at me with her tear-stained eyes and said, 'This is how you teach children, by making them cry.' And it was such a clenching reminder - she won not only the argument, but she won life with that statement. I just burst out laughing, and I think they were so surprised that I burst out laughing, that they did too.

I’m the frosting on America’s cake, and tonight I’m willing to let you lick the bowl.

I may not agree with what you have to say but I will fight you to the death for the right to fight you to the death.

I have a generally liberal audience, but they will applaud when I nail a liberal lion.