I was talking to a guy who was holding his 18-month-old daughter with the only limb he had left, and he had a smile on his face. I thought, ‘I’m not even a 10th of this man.’
RON WHITEYou know, my first album, some of those jokes I’d done for twelve years because I couldn’t throw ’em out.
More Ron White Quotes
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There’s not a pill you can take; there’s not a class you can go to. Stupid is forever.
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I was a comedy fan when I was a little kid.
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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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Here’s how I operate. When I see something I like, 20 years later, I ask her brother for her phone number. She don’t even see me coming.
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There have been times when I played more than others, but I’ve been a road comic for a quarter of a century, so I’ve always played golf on the road because you have a lot of time to kill.
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I was considered by my peers to be a good comedian. So that’s all I ever strived to do was get some recognition from my peers.
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Let’s face it: a lot of my material comes from the stuff that happens to me on the road.
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Comedy is great because there’s no overhead.
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My opening acts are always really strong because I need a guy who can take on a big, big crowd. Which is not that easy to do.
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I love Cincinnati, but you can keep that spaghetti chili product!
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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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I was a little one-trick pony. I do what I’ve always done. That’s really where my best stuff comes from. I don’t know how it happens. It just happens.
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When I was 20, I used to go around telling stories, and I knew where I was comfortable – onstage, talking, making ’em laugh and listen to the weirdest things. I liked being the center of attention.
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The bulk of my fans are my age, and I’m aging at the same rate they are. That makes me relevant. They like hearing what I have to say. I work hard at it, but it’s addicting, really.
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All I know how to do is take what’s on my mind and spit it out funny. I don’t know what else I could do besides comedy.
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