I was a high school throw-out.
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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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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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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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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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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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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When 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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Modesty is not one of my virtues.
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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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There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
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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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An old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: ‘Don’t end up like me.
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We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
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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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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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