Other states are trying to abolish the death penalty… mine’s putting in an express lane.
RON WHITEThe only way to stay sharp is to do live shows. There is no part-time comedy.
More Ron White Quotes
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I’ve asked these guys in rock bands with all the 18-wheelers driving to the venue how they make money. I just don’t understand it. But I don’t understand a lot of things.
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If I see someone out there mouthing the words to a bit, I’m not having fun.
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It never dawned on me that I had the option of becoming a comedian. I come from a little dirt street town in northwest Texas, and they really don’t talk about the arts there much on career day.
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TV is a hard job. You work 15 hours a day. People tell you what to do. I hate to do it.
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I was desperate for new material, so anything I can write a joke about that works is in the act. No matter who it offends, or who it bothers – doesn’t matter if its something my wife hates.
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The Majestic Theatre in San Antone is as good as it gets.
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Mother, she likes the blue material just fine.
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I’m not willing to drag my fans down a road I don’t believe in. That’s just my one little principle. I’ve only got one, and that’s it.
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There’s no idea or concept in comedy you could do that hasn’t been attacked from some angle. But if you start leaving punchlines out so you’ll look cool, I don’t get that. But I don’t watch standup anyway, so I don’t know what they’re doing.
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Diamonds – that’ll shut her up… for a minute!
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I loved listening to laughter even as a little kid.
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I always found that the closer I got to who I really am, on stage, the more they responded to it.
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I write these shows one joke at a time. There’s no continuity. I do try to figure an order to the stories, but there’s not continuity.
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My brain is like a cross between a colander and a Lazy Susan – thin, slow, and it leaks.
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I was a huge fan of comedy when I was a child.
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