Tom Bodett Quotes

Tom Bodett — American Author born on February 23, 1955,

Thomas Edward “Tom” Bodett is an American author, voice actor, and radio host. Since 1986, he has been the spokesman for the hotel chain Motel 6, whose commercials end with the phrase, “I’m Tom Bodett for Motel 6, and we’ll leave the light on for you.”.. (wikipedia)

Somebody says, 'Do a Tom Bodett, a folksy kind of thing,' and it sounds like something out of 'Hee Haw,' very insulting. They turn wry humor into disparaging sarcasm, and you get what amounts to insulting advertising.

In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.

It's not like Alaska isn't wilderness - it mostly is. But most Alaskans don't live in the wild. They live on the edge of the wild in towns with schools and cable TV and stores and dentists and roller rinks sometimes. It's just like anyplace else, only with mountains and moose.

They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.

Could the garment and appliance industries be in cahoots together, creating an artificial sock demand to keep us buying?