When you’re 6 or 7, your father becomes this wonderful presence in your life. I really responded to my father. And then, the very moment I realized that I loved him unconditionally, that life was going to be great just because he was in it, he was gone.
TIM ALLENMen aren’t men until they can get to Sears by themselves.
More Tim Allen Quotes
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Kids learn by example. If I respect Mom, they’re going to respect Mom.
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Boys can be disgusting. You can’t leave us alone for any length of time because we will burn something, blow something up or paint something. We’re just obnoxious.
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While awaiting sentencing, I decided to give stand-up comedy a shot. The judge had suggested I get my act together, and I took him seriously.
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Women are brilliant. Every woman knows how to do the weirdest thing right out of the bucket. Every woman knows how to do that Hindu head wrap with the towel out of the shower. Ever try to do that? You look like a drunk Iraqi soldier.
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If you don’t decide where you’re going, life will decide for you.
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I do a lot of family shows.
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Be wary of listening to stories secondhand.
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In my experience, it’s all wonderful with girls until about 16. Around that time, boys kind of calm down and start focusing their testosterone. Girls get a little challenging, especially for fathers.
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My stepfather stepped in where no man would’ve stepped in – six kids, five of them boys – and that’s heroic.
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They say you only go around once, but with a muscle car you can go around two or three times.
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Men are pigs. Too bad we own everything.
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In marriage, compromise nurtures the relationship.
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Anytime you work with animals, you begin to see more humanity in them.
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I’m a very bad student, but a great learner.
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Can we take a direct flight back to reality or do we have to change planes in Denver?
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