As life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
ALAN KINGWhen I was in the hospital they gave me apple juice every morning, even after I told them I didn’t like it. I had to get even.
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We set no styles, no standards. We’re reflections. It’s a distorted mirror in the fun house.
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Eating takes a special talent. Some people are much better at it than others. In that way, it is like sex, and as with sex.
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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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Marriage is nature’s way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.
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If you want to read about love and marriage, you’ve got to buy two separate books.
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Modesty is not one of my virtues.
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Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing.
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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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The ability to absorb a book and make someone else’s words and story your own was exactly was I was doing on stage.
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It’s more fun with someone who really likes it. I can’t imagine having a lasting friendship with anyone who is not interested in food.
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For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
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My father helped me leave. He said, ‘It’s all out there, it’s not here.’
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Now that’s better than sex, but only if the salami is thickly sliced.
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