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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 Allen

When I went to jail, reality hit so hard that it took my breath away, took my stance away, took my strength away. I was there buck naked, humiliated, sitting in my own crap and urine – this is a metaphor. My ego had run off. Your ego is the biggest coward.
TIM ALLEN

Breathe Coward Ego Hard Prison Reality Strength Yourself
I love doing logos. I’ve been a graphic artist all my life.
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Artist Life Logo Love Myself
The big advantage to playing the Venetian in Las Vegas – where it’s a beautiful theater – is that unlike other places, even many other nice venues, I can do a set and lighting cues, I can put on a real show. I can dress up, wear a tux.
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Advantage Beautiful Myself Play Reality Show Theatre
I had a very easy time loving an audience. But when it’s one-on-one with somebody, all I wanted to do was run away, because maybe they’re going to want something from me I can’t give, or they’re going to hurt me.
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Audience Easy Hurt Myself Time
The world’s a mean place. It’s unfair, then it’s fair. It’s hateful, then it’s loving. It’s a very peculiar place on philosophical and metaphysical and religious levels.
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Hate Level Lover Place Religious World
If you don’t decide where you’re going, life will decide for you.
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Control Decision Direction Journey Path Yourself
A car crossed two lanes of traffic, flipped, and landed on my dad’s car. I don’t blame cars. My dad loved cars. I don’t have many memories of my dad. The love of cars is all I have of him, really.
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Blame Car Family Land Memories Myself Traffic
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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Comedy Decision Himself Judgement Sentence Serious Stand
I love women. I actually prefer girls, as a parent, because they disappoint at a different age. They go through that, “Dad’s an idiot,” which lasted a little longer than I’d like.
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Age Different Disappoint Love Myself Preference Woman
My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance.
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Alive Lawn Maintainence Man Reason
Anytime you work with animals, you begin to see more humanity in them.
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Animal Beginning Humanity Time Yourself
Can we take a direct flight back to reality or do we have to change planes in Denver?
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Direction Flight Plane Reality
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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Alone Disgust Leaving Ourselves Paint Time
I blend memories. I blend them into one that’s funny. I exaggerate to clarify.
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Clarify Funny Memories Myself
I’m a creative guy, artistically with graphics.
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Artist Creativity Design Graphics
For years, I just did not like this idea of God, church.
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God Ideas Myself Religion Time

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.

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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.

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