Vicki Lawrence

“When I first got an outbreak of hives, I tried everything to find relief. I felt like no one understood what I was going through.”

“I was lucky to have my allergist who diagnosed me with CIU.”

“We all have somebody that sits down at the Thanksgiving table and says the most outrageous things, and you're doin' the dishes with your sister, and you're like, 'Omigod, can you believe she said that?'”

“The thing that everybody loves about the 'Burnett Show' was that you felt like you were really there - all that fun stuff stayed in the show, and I think that's why everybody remembers it so fondly because that just doesn't happen anymore on television.”

“I don't get people baring their lives on television. Maybe it makes other people feel better about themselves. Is that what it is? You watch these people making total fools of themselves. It's like there's absolutely no privacy.”

“Everybody has a dysfunctional family.”

“I'm very particular about what I want.”

“My fans were probably the most therapeutic thing for me.”

“I wanted to study to be a dental hygienist, marry a rich dentist, and hang it up.”

“I think the older you get, the more 'let's cut to the chase' you get, 'let's quit quibbling about this, let's tell it like it is.'”

“Even though I was in close proximity to everything, it never really dawned on me to pursue a career in show business.”

“Making people laugh is what I really enjoy.”

“I think I'm pretty average. Typical.”