There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
ALAN KINGComedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it’s hard to turn away.
More Alan King Quotes
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I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
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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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I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
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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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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 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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If you want to read about love and marriage, you’ve got to buy two separate books.
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And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody?
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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
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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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My mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
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Then, of course, you’re hooked and you have to learn how to survive in the business.
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