I'm glad I was born when I was. My time was the golden age of variety. If I were starting out again now, maybe things would happen for me, but it certainly would not be on a variety show with 28 musicians, 12 dancers, two major guest stars, 50 costumes a week by Bob Mackie. The networks just wouldn't spend the money today. Carol Burnett on age
Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. Carol Burnett on change
Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own. Carol Burnett on communication
My interesting diet tips are eat early and don't nosh between meals. I mean, I can pack it away. Carol Burnett on diet
You have to go through the falling down in order to learn to walk. It helps to know that you can survive it. That's an education in itself. Carol Burnett on education
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 on famous
But I don't begrudge anybody, because I know how hard it is to have that dream and to make it happen, whether or not it's just to put a roof over your head and food on the table. Carol Burnett on food
We don't stop going to school when we graduate. Carol Burnett on graduation
It costs a lot to sue a magazine, and it's too bad that we don't have a system where the losing team has to pay the winning team's lawyers. Carol Burnett on legal
I wish my mother had left me something about how she felt growing up. I wish my grandmother had done the same. I wanted my girls to know me. Carol Burnett on mom
I'm glad I was born when I was. My time was the golden age of variety. If I were starting out again now, maybe things would happen for me, but it certainly would not be on a variety show with 28 musicians, 12 dancers, two major guest stars, 50 costumes a week by Bob Mackie. The networks just wouldn't spend the money today. Carol Burnett on money
My grandmother and I saw an average of eight movies a week, double features, second run. Carol Burnett on movies
Adolescence is just one big walking pimple. Carol Burnett on teen