I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
ALAN KINGMy brother is the youngest member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. And I wouldn’t let him cut my nails.
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A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat!
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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.
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My mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
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My father helped me leave. He said, ‘It’s all out there, it’s not here.’
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Comedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it’s hard to turn away.
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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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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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I won’t eat in a place that has suits of armor.
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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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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As life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
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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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An old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: ‘Don’t end up like me.
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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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