Alan King Quotes

Comedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it's hard to turn away. Then, of course, you're hooked and you have to learn how to survive in the business.

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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In my family, as in all dysfunctional families, instead of parents who act as strong and nurturing role models for their children, you get these needy people who use their children. I was the kid who tried to take on the marriage.

John Bradshaw

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Earn the right to be proud and confident.

John Wooden

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When I joined Google, it was 1,000 people. It took me two and a half years to look around and realize there weren't a lot of people like me.

Stacy Brown-Philpot

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Every time I sat in a chemistry lesson, I thought, 'What am I doing this for? I don't ever want to be in a job that involves a Bunsen burner.'

Simon Cowell

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Transforming a brand into a socially responsible leader doesn't happen overnight by simply writing new marketing and advertising strategies. It takes effort to identify a vision that your customers will find credible and aligned with their values.

Simon Mainwaring

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We will probably always be in business together.

Mary-Kate Olsen

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I don't think we have to have a personal relation to a life lost to understand that something terrible has taken place, especially in the context of war.

Judith Butler

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I didn't finish the stories until we went to the Philippines and I got malaria. I couldn't work and I didn't have any money, but I had seven stories. So I wrote three or four more.

Denis Johnson

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I have a hard time narrowing things down to ten or 12 songs. If I walk off stage in anything less than two hours, it just feels strange. It feels early.

Chris Cornell

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The economic tsunami has hit all airline employees. With the 2001 terror attacks, airline bankruptcies, pension terminations, loss of pay, changes in work rules - we're all working harder and longer than we used to.

Chesley Sullenberger

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The day my players relax, I get crazy. They know that.

Claudio Ranieri

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Some credit is due to Trump for seizing the anti establishment mood of the country, but most of his success can be attributed to pure luck.

Bob Beckel

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