An old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: ‘Don’t end up like me.
ALAN KINGMy mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
More Alan King Quotes
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We set no styles, no standards. We’re reflections. It’s a distorted mirror in the fun house.
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The other day my house caught fire.
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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 was a high school throw-out.
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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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Modesty is not one of my virtues.
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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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When I get up in the morning, I have to decide what I’m going to have for dinner or I can’t get through the day.
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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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It’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.
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We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
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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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I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.
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