A Prairie Home Companion Quotes

Garrison Keillor: We come from people who brought us up to believe that life is a struggle, and if you should feel really happy, be patient: this will pass.


[From trailer]
Lefty: Why do they call it PMS? Because Mad Cow was already taken.


Lola Johnson: This isn't really going to be your last show, is it?
Garrison Keillor: Every show is your last show. That's my philosophy.
Rhonda Johnson: Thank you, Plato.


Al, Stage Manager: About that obscene song you sang last week...
Lefty: "I'll give you my moonshine if you show me your jugs?"


Yolanda Johnson: How about just a moment of silence?
Garrison Keillor: Silence on the radio I dont know how that works.


Lefty: [singing] Liquor she said, and liquor I did, and I don't work there any more.


Garrison Keillor: The penguin joke? Two penguins are standing on an ice floe. The first penguin says, you look like you're wearing a tuxedo. The second penguin says, what makes you think I'm not?


Herself- Guest performer: [singing] Why do you work so hard to get what you don't even want?