I was gone so much in my first marriage. I love the moments when I engage with my youngest daughter now. It’s not my thing to sit on the ground and play tea party, but I’ll do it because it’s a moment that will stick with me forever.
TIM ALLENMen are liars. We’ll lie about lying if we have to. I’m an algebra liar. I figure two good lies make a positive.
More Tim Allen Quotes
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Jill, we became parents so we could tell our kids what to do. Otherwise we’re just the tallest people living here.
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Why go to a church to worship God? A church is man made. God never said, “And let there be aluminum siding.” Climbing a tree to talk to God sounds like a better idea since only God can make a tree. And if that tree’s on a golf course, all the better.
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Use a screwdriver instead of a hammer. Try to untighten the nut with your hand. Utilize the path of least resistance first.
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I’m a creative guy, artistically with graphics.
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If it ain’t broke, you can probably still fix it.
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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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I have an only child. She’s so independent and good with adults.
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Men are liars. We’ll lie about lying if we have to. I’m an algebra liar. I figure two good lies make a positive.
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Kids learn by example. If I respect Mom, they’re going to respect Mom.
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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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Nothing’s as easy as it is on a sitcom. Issues that we take care of in 20 minutes on the show can stretch out over years in real families.
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I’m a very bad student, but a great learner.
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Men are pigs. Too bad we own everything.
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Women are like cars: we all want a Ferrari, sometimes want a pickup truck, and end up with a station wagon.
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You don’t know what people are really like until they’re under a lot of stress.
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Be wary of listening to stories secondhand.
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Men aren’t men until they can get to Sears by themselves.
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I do a lot of family shows.
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I’m actually more of a cat guy than a dog person because I travel so much. I love cats.
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The big advantage to playing the Venetian in Las Vegas – where it’s a beautiful theater – is that unlike other places, even many other nice venues, I can do a set and lighting cues, I can put on a real show. I can dress up, wear a tux.
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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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While awaiting sentencing, I decided to give stand-up comedy a shot. The judge had suggested I get my act together, and I took him seriously.
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When somebody tells you they’re not very smart, they’re saying exactly the opposite.
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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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All men like to think that they can do it alone, but a real man knows that there no substitute for support , encouragement or a pit crew.
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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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