Our mother was so public - we always talked about her. But with her passing, all of a sudden we don't even want to talk about her. — Tom Smothers Copy Share Image
So it - we have one enduring, uh, idea that will always live on with the Smothers Brothers, that 'Mom always liked you best.' We're the universal, uh, feeling that every child, every sibling has had somewhere along the line.… — Tom Smothers Copy Share Image
Freedom of expression and freedom of speech aren't really important unless they're heard. The freedom of hearing is as important as the freedom of… — Tom Smothers Copy Share Image
I found out that I couldn't have a nervous breakdown. I tried a couple of times, but it just didn't work out. My mind,… — Tom Smothers Copy Share Image
It's hard for me to stay silent when I keep hearing that peace is only attainable through war. There's nothing more scary than watching… — Tom Smothers Copy Share Image
Every day I think, 'Gosh, I wish I could be like George Carlin, Bill Maher: I want that edge.' But every time I start… — Tom Smothers Copy Share Image
We weren't radical chic. Jane Fonda embarrassed me. We belonged to no political parties. Basically, we were vaudevillians. — Tom Smothers Copy Share Image
If you're ahead of your time, who's going to listen? If you're behind the times, it's boring. — Tom Smothers Copy Share Image
No comedian's wife thinks he's funny. The first few years of the marriage, maybe. I was funny as hell the first couple of years. — Tom Smothers Copy Share Image
They ought to put an amendment to the First Amendment that says there shall also be freedom of hearing. — Tom Smothers Copy Share Image
We were against the war in Vietnam and for voter registration and social issues. Everybody has their choices, and the obligation of a comedian… — Tom Smothers Copy Share Image
Our mother was so public - we always talked about her. But with her passing, all of a sudden we don't even want to… — Tom Smothers Copy Share Image
So it - we have one enduring, uh, idea that will always live on with the Smothers Brothers, that 'Mom always liked you best.'… — Tom Smothers Copy Share Image
