My mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
ALAN KINGMy 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.”
More Alan King Quotes
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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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We set no styles, no standards. We’re reflections. It’s a distorted mirror in the fun house.
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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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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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I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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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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The other day my house caught fire.
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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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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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Everything my mother made had to cook for 80 hours, and when she made matzoh balls she didn’t know fluffy. Everything sank.
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You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.
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You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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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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For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
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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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