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 ALLENWhy 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.
More Tim Allen Quotes
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The ego is like a kid in the basement: It’s best to keep him busy.
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Anytime you work with animals, you begin to see more humanity in them.
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Kids learn by example. If I respect Mom, they’re going to respect Mom.
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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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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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A guy knows he’s in love when he loses interest in his car for a couple of days.
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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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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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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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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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Dogs will eat till they die. Cats will leave food in the dish, incomprehensible to a dog.
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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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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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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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