Don't worry about the past and don't try to solve the future. Garrison Keillor More Quotes by Garrison Keillor More Quotes From Garrison Keillor I'm of an age when if I started to do eulogies, I'd be doing nothing else. You don't want to be remembered? I don't want them to be told to remember me. Garrison Keillor insanity life death The socially redeeming aspect of golf lies in the vast number of lawyers and bankers and managers who play it, and when you think of the damage they would do if they were at the job instead, you can see why golf courses are a wise investment for any municipality. Garrison Keillor wise jobs lying In romance, as in life, you only learn when you're losing. Garrison Keillor romance losing To your left is the marina where several senior cabinet officials keep luxury Garrison Keillor luxury senior weekend Bad things don't happen to writers; it's all material. Garrison Keillor journalist materials happens If you can't trust a Methodist with absolute power to arrest people and not have to say why, then whom can you trust? Garrison Keillor absolute-power methodists people Every show is your last show. That's my philosophy. Garrison Keillor lasts meaningful philosophy To the cheater, there is no such thing as honesty, and to Republicans the idea of serving the public good is counterfeit on the face of it they never felt such an urge, and therefore it must not exist. Garrison Keillor cheater honesty ideas Minnesota is a state of public-spirited and polite people, where you can get a good cappucino and eat Thai food and find any book you want and yet live on a quiet tree-lined street with a backyard and send your kids to public school. When a state this good hits the jackpot, it can only be an inspiration to everybody. Garrison Keillor inspiration book school ... I never was one to get upset about a few scratches on a motor vehicle, it is meant to be used, not saved. Garrison Keillor motor-vehicles upset scratches A good friend is a person who thinks you're one of the good eggs, even if he knows you're a little cracked. Garrison Keillor good-friend eggs thinking Evelyn was an insomniac so when they say she died in her sleep, you have to question that. Garrison Keillor insomniac died sleep We thank you [the soldiers recently returned from the middle east] for your service. Garrison Keillor middle-east politics soldier In the end, all solutions are temporary. Garrison Keillor solutions temporary ends Humor, a good sense of it, is to Americans what manhood is to Spaniards and we will go to great lengths to prove it. Garrison Keillor length prove-it humor To choose Norm Coleman over Walter Mondale is like going to a great steakhouse and ordering the tuna sandwich. Garrison Keillor norm tuna sandwiches When in doubt, look intelligent. Garrison Keillor intelligent doubt inspirational If you lived today as if it were your last, you'd buy up a box of rockets and fire them all off, wouldn't you? Garrison Keillor humor fire funny In Lake Wobegon, we don't forget mistakes. Garrison Keillor forgiveness lakes mistake As for family values, they are whatever they are - some families are tight, others are blown away like dandelion puffs. A main value in Minnesota is still: don't waste my time, don't B.S. me, I wasn't born yesterday. Garrison Keillor minnesota puff yesterday