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.
TIM ALLENBeing wealthy when no one else is, is like being the only one at the party with a drink.
More Tim Allen Quotes
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I have a thing for tools.
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The ego is like a kid in the basement: It’s best to keep him busy.
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I’m one of these guys that just spoils the environment. I like ATVs and snowmobiles. I have a motorcycle up there, and I like cruising through the hills.
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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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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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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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Men aren’t men until they can get to Sears by themselves.
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I have irrational fears, and they all go back to losing my father as a kid. I’ve never gotten over it.
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I’m sad for adults who want to be children. And children who want to be adults.
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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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Real men don’t use instructions, son. Besides, this is just the manufacturer’s opinion on how to put this together.
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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.
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I love women. I actually prefer girls, as a parent, because they disappoint at a different age. They go through that, “Dad’s an idiot,” which lasted a little longer than I’d like.
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As the Chinese will tell you, history depends on your point of view.
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Be wary of listening to stories secondhand.
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