Fred Allen Quotes

Hollywood is a place where people from Iowa mistake each other for stars.

Fred Allen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: comedian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 31, 1894 - March 17, 1956

Topics

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The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill a flea.

John Adams

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I was in New York on September 11 when those planes hit the World Trade Center. At the time, it seemed like it was a local thing. But three or four days later, by the time we drove across the country in the bus, we realized it wasn't a local thing. You could really feel the states become united. We became the United States of America.

John Madden

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You ask a politician a question, like, why they ran in an election, and you'll hear, I assume, something about wanting to contribute to the community or bring about social justice. I had no such high goals.

Amitava Kumar

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That contagion idea is so relevant and shows how quickly civilization could self-destruct.

Alycia Debnam-Carey

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One of my favourite things to do is compete for a crowd. It's just really fun for me.

Simone Biles

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What my parents taught me was that the hallmark of a thriving democracy was an effective and respectful police force.

Tom Perez

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When you're thrust into litigation, you obviously have to make sure you're prepared to deal with that.

Roger Goodell

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I'm a huge fan of home recording. I think it levels the playing field. You don't need $100,000 to record a studio CD.

Roger McGuinn

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Usher is so innovative - he's a great performer, a great entertainer.

Romeo Santos

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We must assimilate the thought that life between death and a new birth is so constituted that everything we do awakens an echo in the environment.

Rudolf Steiner

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My father used to run auctions. He's now a singer in the Canary Islands.

Jason Statham

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Clever gimmicks of mass distraction yield a cheap soulcraft of addicted and self-medicated narcissists.

Cornel West

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