Johnny Carson

“Talent alone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are your ready?'”

“I know a man who gave up smoking, drinking, sex, and rich food. He was healthy right up to the day he killed himself.”

“Never continue in a job you don't enjoy. If you're happy in what you're doing, you'll like yourself, you'll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined.”

“Mail your packages early so the post office can lose them in time for Christmas.”

“If it weren't for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we'd still be eating frozen radio dinners.”

“People thought I was funny, so I kind of took entertaining for granted... it was inevitable that I'd start giving little performances.”

“My success just evolved from working hard at the business at hand each day.”

“For three days after death, hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off.”

“Happiness is your dentist telling you it won't hurt and then having him catch his hand in the drill.”

“I was so naive as a kid I used to sneak behind the barn and do nothing.”

“The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money.”