"I get a bit nervous because I just want the show to go well. I think you always have to be a little bit nervous, or else you're a little checked-out, and that's maybe the time when you're not doing... ...
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"I have withdrawal pains about not getting to work the people (on the show)."
"I'd say any good set or any comedy that I've worked on, that's worked, has been comedians pitching ideas back and forth to each other. A lot of like, 'What if you say this? What about this?'"
"A new poll reveals that 56% of Americans believe that Wal-Mart is bad for the country, while the other 44% work there."
"I don't think a man who is fifteen years younger than me should tell me he is proud of me unless he is my sober coach or my time-travel dad."
"When you're a stay-at-home mother you have to pretend it's really boring, but it's not. It's enriching and fulfilling, and an amazing experience. And then when you're a working mother you have to pretend that you feel guilty all day... ...
"Some people get in the way of change happening. Some people spend their whole careers thinking they can make a difference. Other people want to do as little as possible to get the day done."
"Sleep and I do not have a good relationship. We have never been good friends. I am constantly chasing sleep and then pushing it away. A good night's sleep is my white whale. Like Ahab, I am also a total... ...
"A top McCain policy adviser claimed this week that McCain's work in the Senate helped create the BlackBerry, saying, 'You're looking at the miracle that John McCain helped create.' He then handed the BlackBerry to McCain, who attempted to withdraw... ...
"Being snubbed is not always a bad thing at awards shows because you end up getting a lot of people coming up to you and telling you how great you are."