I have irrational fears, and they all go back to losing my father as a kid. I’ve never gotten over it.
TIM ALLENI 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.
More Tim Allen Quotes
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I have a thing for tools.
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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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Comedy is the ultimate anarchist.
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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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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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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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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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Kids learn by example. If I respect Mom, they’re going to respect Mom.
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Anytime you work with animals, you begin to see more humanity in them.
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Dogs will eat till they die. Cats will leave food in the dish, incomprehensible to a dog.
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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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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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Man is the only animal to borrow tools.
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But separate a man from his car – that’s inhuman.
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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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