Adolescence is just one big walking pimple.

— Carol Burnett

But I didn't ask to have somebody nose around in my private life. I didn't even ask to be famous. All I asked was to be able to earn a living making people laugh.

— Carol Burnett

But I don't begrudge anybody, because I know how hard it is to have that dream and to make it happen, whether it's just to put a roof over your head and food on the table.

— Carol Burnett

Celebrity was a long time in coming it will go away. Everything goes away.

— Carol Burnett

Comedy is tragedy - plus time.

— Carol Burnett

Comedy is tragedy plus time.

— Carol Burnett

Dance, dance for me Dance with the stars Laugh, laugh for me Wherever you arsing, sing out loud Like angels do Remember Bethe way I'll remember you Love, love for me With all your soul Cry, cry for mean I grow old See, see me from the edge of Heaven's eye Feel for me 'cause feelings never died'll remember you My very special friend Until we meet again (By Carrie Hamilton, Carol Burnett's daughter)

— Carol Burnett

Edgy is fine - I'm not a prude by any stretch of the imagination - but what's wrong with a good ol' belly laugh? I miss that.

— Carol Burnett

Everybody I know who is funny, it's in them. You can teach timing, or some people are able to tell a joke, though I don't like to tell jokes. But I think you have to be born with a sense of humor and a sense of timing.

— Carol Burnett

Funny is funny. I dare anyone to look at Tim Conway and Harvey Korman doing the dentist sketch, which is more than 40 years old, and not scream with laughter.

— Carol Burnett