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My dad’s death reminds me of earthquakes – things that shake your foundation.

Tim Allen

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 ALLEN

Beginning Comedy Hard Work Hold Stand Thinking
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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Alone Crow Encouragement Man Substitute Support Thinking
I’m sad for adults who want to be children. And children who want to be adults.
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Adult Age Children Myself Sadness
Can we take a direct flight back to reality or do we have to change planes in Denver?
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Direction Flight Plane Reality
A guy knows he’s in love when he loses interest in his car for a couple of days.
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Day Himself Interest Love Man
I’m a very bad student, but a great learner.
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Greatness Learning Myself Student
I’ve gotten so far past the Android and iPhones that I’m back to a flip-phone. It’s funny, you can buy antique flip-phones online. A lot of us collect them. Clearly, they’re considered antiques.
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Consider Funny Phone Technology
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
My stepfather stepped in where no man would’ve stepped in – six kids, five of them boys – and that’s heroic.
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Children Family Father Hero Myself
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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Hands Path Resistance Yourself
I wonder if to stare into the face of God will drive me crazy. (I wonder who would blink first.)
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Crazy Drive Face God Myself Stare Wonder
I do a lot of family shows.
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Family Myself Show
Anytime you work with animals, you begin to see more humanity in them.
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Animal Beginning Humanity Time Yourself
I am a thespian trapped in a man’s body.
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Body Character Man Myself Trap
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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Balance Congrats Goodness Kind Mistake Work 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.
TIM ALLEN

Condition Father Life Moment Present Realization Yourself

My dad’s death reminds me of earthquakes – things that shake your foundation.

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