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.
ALAN KINGMy mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
More Alan King Quotes
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I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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Everything my mother made had to cook for 80 hours, and when she made matzoh balls she didn’t know fluffy. Everything sank.
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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An old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: ‘Don’t end up like me.
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A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat!
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Some would say certain of these refer to the stereotypical, or ‘stage’ Jew. But objectively speaking, the only crime in humor is an unfunny joke.
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There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
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If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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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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Modesty is not one of my virtues.
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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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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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My mother’s sister was killed in a trolley car accident, so I was raised as one of eight with my sister and six male cousins.
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