For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
ALAN KINGOne thing I’ve never said in my whole life is, ‘Let’s have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.’
More Alan King Quotes
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There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
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A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat!
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The other day my house caught fire.
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Banks have a new image. Now you have ‘a friend,’ your friendly banker. If the banks are so friendly, how come they chain down the pens?
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When I was a kid, my father used to tell me that everybody was celebrating my birthday. That’s what the trees are all about.
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I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
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I don’t mind being 65, but nobody is gonna tell me to come in at 5:30 to have the early bird special.
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If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
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I just never saw my mother in any other room but the kitchen. There were always pots going.
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My mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
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Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore’s program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom.
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My father was a dreamer – my hero. He was a smart, tough guy from Poland, a cutter of lady’s handbags.
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We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
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We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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