Tom Dreesen Quotations

We all wanted to come home to do this. It's a chance for those of us who love this city to come back and say 'thank you' to the men and women who put their lives on the line for us every day.

(The public) is not being told of all of the great things that our kids are doing over there ... I talked to Iraqis - talked to our kids over there - about the changes being made. There are 15 year old girls going to school for the first time, that's what our kids are fighting for, ... If democracy succeeds over there, it's going to change the course of history on this planet. (The troops) are doing all they can to make that happen.

It's humbling to me that people come out to support this event.

So comedians truly are physicians of the soul ... that's what you can call me, Dr. Dreesen.

I love to hear the sound of laughter; that pretty much sums up my soul. Laughter should go where it's needed,

In my entire life, I've only had two people ever thank me for my military service, ... And even then, I was shocked when I heard the words 'thank you' because you just don't expect to hear them.

I found the term 'southern hospitality' fits that area,

Karaoke bars combine two of the nation's greatest evils: people who shouldn't drink with people who shouldn't sing.

My father told me marijuana would cause me brain damage - because if he caught me doing it he was going to break my head.

You have to remember, Frank Sinatra is 82 years old, which is 240 in your years. He's lived three lifetimes! He has good and bad days. He can't run ... around as fast as he used to.

We were so poor we had no hot water. But it didn't matter because we had no bathtub to put it in anyway.