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.
TIM ALLENMy stepfather stepped in where no man would’ve stepped in – six kids, five of them boys – and that’s heroic.
More Tim Allen Quotes
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If you want to condemn yourself for the mistakes you’ve made, let’s be fair, that means you’ve got to congratulate yourself for all the good things you’ve done. It’s okay to say, “God, I wish I’d done this; yeah, but I did do that.” Then it kind of balances out.
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My comedy is not mine. It’s a gift. I’m not that smart.
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In marriage, compromise nurtures the relationship.
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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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If you don’t decide where you’re going, life will decide for you.
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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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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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Women now have choices. They can be married, not married, have a job, not have a job, be married with children, unmarried with children. Men have the same choice we’ve always had: work, or prison.
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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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Sometimes you get the sense that the Creator is getting to that point of “Yeah, we might have to reboot.”
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Women are brilliant. Every woman knows how to do the weirdest thing right out of the bucket. Every woman knows how to do that Hindu head wrap with the towel out of the shower. Ever try to do that? You look like a drunk Iraqi soldier.
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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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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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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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As the Chinese will tell you, history depends on your point of view.
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