My uncle was a preacher, and I used to go watch him preach. He was also funny, so I’m very ‘preacher-ish’ on stage, not by intent but because that’s where I learned to talk in front of people.
RON WHITEI started selling out comedy clubs before I got to town with no advertising. I was selling out theaters just on the rumor that I was going to be there.
More Ron White Quotes
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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 don’t like to do material people have heard. Now, they like to hear material that they know, because that’s the stuff that made me famous, and, unfortunately, I don’t do a ton of it.
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I’ve gathered some of my close musical and comedian friends, and we’re going to see if we can’t bring a few laughs to these soldiers, raise some money, and hopefully lift their spirits.
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You know, my first album, some of those jokes I’d done for twelve years because I couldn’t throw ’em out.
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That’s the beauty of being a straight-to-DVD star. It really helps you stay under the media’s radar.
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My life has been wild enough to derive all of the stories you need out of it. I’ve been through many, many years of behavioral problems, so I don’t really look outside for stories.
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You can’t fix stupid.
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I always wanted to be a popular comedian.
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I could do no wrong in my mother’s eyes from the day I was born. My fans bought her a very nice house in San Antonio, and she has a great life.
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I want my fans to feel like we’re always in touch. Because without ’em, I wouldn’t be able to do any of this.
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I was always a funny guy. I don’t think anybody that makes it to this level of stand-up wasn’t a funny guy when they were young.
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I consider it an honor and a privilege to give back however I can for the many sacrifices of these incredibly brave men and women.
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There’s no backlog of people we can fire for no reason and act as if they don’t exist.
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It went from Bob Newhart to Flip Wilson to Bill Cosby to Richard Pryor to George Carlin to Cheech and Chong. I had all these records.
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I loved listening to laughter even as a little kid.
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