Theme-A-Crostics: Wit and Witticisms

We have some funny people around. Solve these puzzles to hear quips from some forty of them along with about fifteen more serious types. Accompanying the solution to each of the 40 puzzles is a short description of the the sources, perhaps a few more quotations, and where to find more detail – an appropriate add-on to the usual challenging fun for fans of acrostics.