Alan King Quotes

Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing. We set no styles, no standards. We're reflections. It's a distorted mirror in the fun house. We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.

Alan King

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: comedian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 26, 1927 - May 9, 2004

Topics

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I was brought up very Catholic, and the character of Tommy Gnosis got his name from there.

John Cameron Mitchell

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There are plenty of sports teams that say they're very open and super accepting in the locker room. But are they really? Is it really a safe environment? Have they preset that environment to make these players feel comfortable for coming out? I don't think so because there's none out.

Megan Rapinoe

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Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.

Maya Angelou

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Christmas Day is a big day for NBA basketball.

Jeff Van Gundy

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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

John Wooden

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One of the great lessons the fall of the leaf teaches, is this: do your work well and then be ready to depart when God shall call.

Tryon Edwards

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It is foolish to claim, as some do, that emigration into space offers a long-term escape from Earth's problems. Nowhere in our solar system offers an environment even as clement as the Antarctic or the top of Everest.

Martin Rees

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When someone acknowledges you for something that they think about you, it's a huge compliment.

Michelle Yeoh

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Tom Coughlin is great with the players and he is what you see with the media. He's a good guy and he's a fun guy, but at the same time he's a serious guy when it comes to winning and it comes to football.

Michael Strahan

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I want to be the best player in the history of Egyptian football.

Mohamed Salah

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'Moffou' is one of my favorite records.

Lizz Wright

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I took three years off. I differentiated myself from the industry. Found my identity - sort of... I haven't graduated yet. I'm not legitimately educated yet, but maybe one day.

Claire Danes

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