Alan King on coverage
Alan King64 quotes“My lawyer said, “Shouldn’t be a problem. What kind of coverage do you have?” I said, “Fire and theft.” The lawyer frowned. “Uh oh. Wrong kind. Should be fire OR theft.””
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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.
Alan KingAlan King 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?
Alan KingAlan King My mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
Alan KingAlan King The ability to absorb a book and make someone else’s words and story your own was exactly was I was doing on stage.
Alan KingAlan King You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
Alan KingAlan King Milton took vaudeville, which, if you look up ‘vaudeville’ in the dictionary, right alongside of it, it says ‘Milton Berle’ – and he made it just a tremendous party.
Alan KingAlan King The other day my house caught fire.
Alan KingAlan King Comedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it’s hard to turn away.
Alan KingAlan King You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.
Alan KingAlan King I had a sympathetic role in ‘thirtysomething,’ and in two weeks I’m going to do the role again.
Alan KingAlan King One morning, I poured the apple juice into the specimen tube. The nurse held it up and said, ‘It’s a little cloudy.’ I took the tube from her and said, ‘Let me run it through again,’ and drank it. The nurse fainted.
Alan KingAlan King When I read Dickens for the first time, I thought he was Jewish, because he wrote about oppression and bigotry, all the things that my father talked about.
Alan KingAlan King I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
Alan KingAlan King One thing I’ve never said in my whole life is, ‘Let’s have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.’
Alan KingAlan King We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
Alan KingAlan King 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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Raha ArazRaha Araz I tried to write you something uplifting but I could only see grey.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados I want to spend the rest of my coffee’s with you.
Jessica PickardJessica Pickard Never again will I give, give myself to those who refuse to see my fire.
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First, we will have the highest forecast distribution growth rate of any of the major MLPs. Second, our coverage will be above average for the same peer group with expected $1.
Alun ArmstrongAlun Armstrong 1 billion of excess cash flow coverage through 2017 and the Access cash flows, along with our major new fee based projects continue to dramatically reduce exposure to commodity prices.
Alun ArmstrongAlun Armstrong And I for one don’t believe the Conservative Party would abuse that trust by selecting someone who did not have the goods to do the job, just for the sake of media coverage.
Adam RickittAdam Rickitt That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes Power will be maintained by the groovy guy or gal who gets the most media coverage for his sleaze. Naturally, his friends in various businesses will do okay, too.
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