One thing I’ve never said in my whole life is, ‘Let’s have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.’
ALAN KINGMy brother is the youngest member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. And I wouldn’t let him cut my nails.
More Alan King Quotes
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Eating takes a special talent. Some people are much better at it than others. In that way, it is like sex, and as with sex.
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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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Some would say certain of these refer to the stereotypical, or ‘stage’ Jew. But objectively speaking, the only crime in humor is an unfunny joke.
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You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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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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I won’t eat in a place that has suits of armor.
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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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The ability to absorb a book and make someone else’s words and story your own was exactly was I was doing on stage.
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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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Comedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it’s hard to turn away.
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If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
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That’s the great thing about New Year’s, you get to be a year older.
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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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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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