You don’t know what people are really like until they’re under a lot of stress.
TIM ALLENMy mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance.
More Tim Allen Quotes
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When you’re 6 or 7, your father becomes this wonderful presence in your life. I really responded to my father. And then, the very moment I realized that I loved him unconditionally, that life was going to be great just because he was in it, he was gone.
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Before Kady was born, I didn’t think having a kid would be such a big deal. My attitude was simple: Babies are nice, play with them, put them in the closet until the next time.
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In my experience, it’s all wonderful with girls until about 16. Around that time, boys kind of calm down and start focusing their testosterone. Girls get a little challenging, especially for fathers.
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Playing golf is like going to a strip joint. After 18 holes you are tired and most of your balls are missing.
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When I went to jail, reality hit so hard that it took my breath away, took my stance away, took my strength away. I was there buck naked, humiliated, sitting in my own crap and urine – this is a metaphor. My ego had run off. Your ego is the biggest coward.
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Men often do things for women that they don’t want to do, so that women will do things for men that they don’t want to do.
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A car crossed two lanes of traffic, flipped, and landed on my dad’s car. I don’t blame cars. My dad loved cars. I don’t have many memories of my dad. The love of cars is all I have of him, really.
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There is no greater feeling than when a groom turns to see his bride and has tears in his eyes because she is so beautiful.
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In marriage, compromise nurtures the relationship.
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Sometimes you get the sense that the Creator is getting to that point of “Yeah, we might have to reboot.”
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Boys can be disgusting. You can’t leave us alone for any length of time because we will burn something, blow something up or paint something. We’re just obnoxious.
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If it ain’t broke, you can probably still fix it.
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They say you only go around once, but with a muscle car you can go around two or three times.
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But separate a man from his car – that’s inhuman.
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I grew up around hunters. I love guns, bows, arrows, compasses and binoculars. I don’t do any of that stuff, I just like the stuff. I shot one animal, in my life, and I didn’t like it. If I had to skin an animal to eat it, I’d probably eat vegetables.
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