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Tim Allen

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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Alone Disgust Leaving Ourselves Paint Time
The ego is like a kid in the basement: It’s best to keep him busy.
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Best Busy Children Ego
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
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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Breathe Coward Ego Hard Prison Reality Strength Yourself
Be wary of listening to stories secondhand.
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Hands Listening Story
My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance.
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Alive Lawn Maintainence Man Reason
I’m a creative guy, artistically with graphics.
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Artist Creativity Design Graphics
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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Easy Family Issues Movie Time
In marriage, compromise nurtures the relationship.
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Compromise Marriage Nurture Relationship
I think women like Ferraris. A Ferrari is everybody’s car.
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Car Myself Thinking Woman
Kids learn by example. If I respect Mom, they’re going to respect Mom.
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Children Learning Myself Respect
I blend memories. I blend them into one that’s funny. I exaggerate to clarify.
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Clarify Funny Memories Myself
When somebody tells you they’re not very smart, they’re saying exactly the opposite.
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Meaning Opposite Smart Yourself
I’m actually more of a cat guy than a dog person because I travel so much. I love cats.
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Cat Dog Man Myself Person Travel
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
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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Advantage Beautiful Myself Play Reality Show Theatre

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