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Famous Quotes By Fred Allen

Famous quotes made by the American comedian Fred Allen. He was born John Florence Sullivan in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA on May 31, 1894. When he started his career he used the name Fred Allen. He died aged 61 on March 17, 1956.

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What's on your mind - if you'll forgive the overstatement.

My agent gets ten per cent of everything I get, except my blinding headaches.

A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.

I have never seen a pair of slacks that had very much slack in them.

He pasted picture postcards around goldfish bowls to make the goldfish think they were going places.

Her hat is a creation that will never go out of style; it will just look ridiculous year after year.

Hollywood is no place for a professional comedian; the amateur competition is too great.

Man has made his bedlam; let him lie in it.

When you smoke cigarettes you're likely to burn yourself to death; with chewing tobacco the worst thing you can do is drown a midget.

His hobby is collecting old echoes.

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Work is work if you're paid to do it, and it's pleasure if you pay to be allowed to do it.

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