As life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
ALAN KINGNow that’s better than sex, but only if the salami is thickly sliced.
More Alan King Quotes
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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore’s program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom.
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Let’s face it: It’s difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom.
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I’m only… I’m only unhappy when the reviews are bad, but give me a good review and I’m a… I’m just screaming all over the place with joy.
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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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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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My favorite way to spend Saturday is in and out of bed, watching sports on TV and eating.
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Marriage is nature’s way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
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I had a sympathetic role in ‘thirtysomething,’ and in two weeks I’m going to do the role again.
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I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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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.
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I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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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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