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.

Quote by Carol Burnett

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Originally, I came from Texas, and we lived on - I guess you'd call it...

Originally, I came from Texas, and we lived on - I guess you'd call it...

Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.

Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.

It's also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I've been...

It's also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I've been...

I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don't work...

I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don't work...

When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go.

When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go.

Adolescence is just one big walking pimple.

Adolescence is just one big walking pimple.

It costs a lot to sue a magazine, and it's too bad that we don't...

It costs a lot to sue a magazine, and it's too bad that we don't...

I don't eat much meat, fish, or poultry.

I don't eat much meat, fish, or poultry.

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.

I don't have false teeth. Do you think I'd buy teeth like these?

I don't have false teeth. Do you think I'd buy teeth like these?

We don't stop going to school when we graduate.

We don't stop going to school when we graduate.

You know, one wonderful thing that came out of my Enquirer experience is that, in...

You know, one wonderful thing that came out of my Enquirer experience is that, in...

I wish my mother had left me something about how she felt growing up. I...

I wish my mother had left me something about how she felt growing up. I...

Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.

Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.

My grandmother and I saw an average of eight movies a week, double features, second...

My grandmother and I saw an average of eight movies a week, double features, second...

But I don't begrudge anybody, because I know how hard it is to have that...

But I don't begrudge anybody, because I know how hard it is to have that...

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

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

My interesting diet tips are eat early and don't noah between meals. I mean, I...

My interesting diet tips are eat early and don't noah between meals. I mean, I...

Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own.

Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own.

Because nobody goes through life without a scar.

Because nobody goes through life without a scar.