[the Word Class Has] Been Excised From

When I Was Growing Up, We Learned Our History Almost As Lives Of The Saints. And It Came As A Shock, "oh, Jefferson Had Slaves?" It Always Comes As A Shock To Us That Elevation To The White House Didn't Somehow Cleanse Them Of All Their Deep Character Flaws.

Anybody Who Says That Having The Public Recognize Them And Relate To The Work They Do Is Irritating Should Get Into Another Line Of Work. You're In This Business For People To Know What You Do And Like It.

[c. Montgomery] Burns Is Much Purer Evil Than Nixon Was. I Think It's The Purity Of His Evil That Attracts Me As A Comic Character.

The Act Of Getting Married, Stripped Of The Necessity To Have A Secure Setting To Raise Children, Seems To Me No Less Grim Than Registering Your Emotions With The Government.

Satire Is An Art Best Practiced Behind The Back Of The Intended Target. I Think Inviting Politicians On A Satirical Show Becomes A Very Big Trap. Because One Of Two Things Happen: Either You Have To Kind Of Unsharpen Your Fangs Because You Can't Be Quite As Cruel To People To Their Face As You Are Behind Their Backs... Or You Don't Defang, And Those Guests Get The Word And They Stop Coming.