If you want to read about love and marriage, you’ve got to buy two separate books.
ALAN KINGMy 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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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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That’s the great thing about New Year’s, you get to be a year older.
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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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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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An old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: ‘Don’t end up like me.
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My 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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Now that’s better than sex, but only if the salami is thickly sliced.
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A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat!
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I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.
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Modesty is not one of my virtues.
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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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We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
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There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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