Pace, rhythm and timing. Pace, rhythm and timing is what it’s about. The content’s got to be great, but then it’s got to be delivered. It’s a tricky thing to do, and it takes a lot of work.
RON WHITEThe 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.
More Ron White Quotes
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My goal is just to become a better comedian.
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I really understood a lot more about comedy after listening to Bill Hicks, who died at 32 years old. He’s probably the best comedian who ever lived. Although you can’t say that because of Carlin, Cosby and Pryor.
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The only way to stay sharp is to do live shows. There is no part-time comedy.
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I get e-mail from all over the world, and from lawyers and doctors and whoever – plumbers and drywall hangers.
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I’ve never been one to look up the ladder. I’ve always looked down the ladder. As long as there’s one guy down there, I’m fine.
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I love Cincinnati, but you can keep that spaghetti chili product!
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I’ve got a great cigar collection – it’s actually not a collection, because that would imply I wasn’t going to smoke every last one of ’em.
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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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There have been times in my life that I’ve had a ton of vices, and my demons have run amok for years and years and years.
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I think the world has their own good, clean, Christian comedy. They don’t need my help.
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I go through about 140 cities a year.
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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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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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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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Other states are trying to abolish the death penalty… mine’s putting in an express lane.
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