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.”
ALAN KINGIt’s more fun with someone who really likes it. I can’t imagine having a lasting friendship with anyone who is not interested in food.
More Alan King Quotes
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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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Larry David finds a way to make jokes about the Holocaust. It would never have occurred to me. And it was funny.
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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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But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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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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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
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Villains are a ball. People have been laughing at me for 50 years, so I love to sit in the back of the theater and listen to them hate me.
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I was a high school throw-out.
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If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something.
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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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That’s the great thing about New Year’s, you get to be a year older.
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I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.
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I won’t eat in a place that has suits of armor.
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