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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.

Tim Allen

But separate a man from his car – that’s inhuman.
TIM ALLEN

Human Man Separate Vehicle
Jill, we became parents so we could tell our kids what to do. Otherwise we’re just the tallest people living here.
TIM ALLEN

Advice Children Live Parents People
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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Blame Car Family Land Memories Myself Traffic
Electricity can be dangerous. My nephew tried to stick a penny into a plug. Whoever said a penny doesn’t go far didn’t see him shoot across that floor. I told him he was grounded.
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Dangerous Floor Ground Himself Stick
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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Breathe Coward Ego Hard Prison Reality Strength Yourself
I have to get a licence to drive a motorcycle to protect myself and the people around me. I am adamant there should be some sort of licensing required to have children.
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Children Drive License Protection Requirement
I know it sounds odd, but I want to make a Rolex-quality screwdriver.
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Drive Myself Quality Sound
I had a very easy time loving an audience. But when it’s one-on-one with somebody, all I wanted to do was run away, because maybe they’re going to want something from me I can’t give, or they’re going to hurt me.
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Audience Easy Hurt Myself Time
Be wary of listening to stories secondhand.
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Hands Listening Story
The world’s a mean place. It’s unfair, then it’s fair. It’s hateful, then it’s loving. It’s a very peculiar place on philosophical and metaphysical and religious levels.
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Hate Level Lover Place Religious World
Dog’s listen, or appear to listen. I think they hear blah, blah, blah, FOOD, blah, blah, blah. They appear to be listening to you.
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Appearance Listening Noise Thinking Voice Yourself
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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Condition Father Life Moment Present Realization Yourself
I think there’s a percentage that don’t realize, that don’t know that [standup] is how everything began. We planned it, we work hard, rehearsals to get this. It’s more of a it’s not just coming in there in a T-shirt and holding a microphone.
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Beginning Comedy Hard Work Hold Stand Thinking
If you don’t decide where you’re going, life will decide for you.
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Control Decision Direction Journey Path Yourself
I do a lot of family shows.
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Family Myself Show
When somebody tells you they’re not very smart, they’re saying exactly the opposite.
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Meaning Opposite Smart Yourself

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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