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.
RON WHITEMy 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.
More Ron White Quotes
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I was a comedy fan when I was a little kid.
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If I sit down to write a joke about, whatever, the polluted Gulf of Mexico, it comes out mundane to me.
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The next time you have a thought… let it go.
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I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade… And try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have a party.
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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 don’t know who in my family thinks very fast at all, including me. The things that people see me do onstage are written, so it doesn’t have to be very quick if you have all day with a pen.
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I don’t have a specific plan except for as long as people want to listen to me talk, I’m going to keep talking. I can’t imagine a life without doing standup.
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We always go out looking for live music after our shows.
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Mother, she likes the blue material just fine.
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I write all of my material. It’s all me.
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I was by far the least popular of the Blue Collar crew when we started. There was a definite pecking order, and everybody knew it.
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As long as I stay engaged with everybody else, then I’ll create more comedy. It’s just when I shut off and stay at home… What helps me is just to keep moving.
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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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People, when they go on stage, tend to be animated and try to force things out instead of relaxing and bringing it in.
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I don’t think we have a surplus of fine educators in this country that we can just start dropping them for no reason whatsoever.
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