Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor
Gary Edward "Garrison" Keilloris an American author, storyteller, humorist, radio actor, voice actor, and radio personality. He is known as creator of the Minnesota Public Radio show A Prairie Home Companion, which he hosted from 1974 to 2016. Keillor created the fictional Minnesota town Lake Wobegon, the setting of many of his books, including Lake Wobegon Days and Leaving Home: A Collection of Lake Wobegon Stories. Other creations include Guy Noir, a detective voiced by Keillor who appeared in A...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRadio Host
Date of Birth7 August 1942
CityAnoka, MN
CountryUnited States of America
Marrying for sex is like flying to London for the free peanuts and pretzels. It's not the point of the thing, is it?
English is the perfect language for preachers because it allows you to talk until you think of what to say.
Powdermilk biscuits: Heavens, theyre tasty and expeditious! Theyre made from whole wheat, to give shy persons the strength to get up and do what needs to be done
I remember when I switched from Christmas to sex as the secret of happiness ...
You learn this great lesson of life: it's not about me. It's just not. The matter of talent-which seemed so important to you when you were young-is not of great importance. We're simply a conduit. We take things out of the air into us and put them in the form of stories. That's pretty much it.
Sometimes you have to look reality in the eye, and deny it.
No matter what time of year I come here, people always say the same thing: Its not usually like this.
Vodka is tasteless going down, but it is memorable coming up.
Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.
The funniest line in English is 'Get it?' When you say that, everyone chortles.
Thank you, dear God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough. Thank you for the rain. And for the chance to wake up in three hours and go fishing: I thank you for that now, because I won't feel so thankful then.
The highlight of my childhood was making my brother laugh so hard that food came out of his nose.
A girl in a bikini is like having a loaded pistol on your coffee table - There's nothing wrong with them, but it's hard to stop thinking about it.
Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function.