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Fred Allen Quotes
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Famous Fred Allen Quotations
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Fred Allen (born John Florence Sullivan May 31, 1894 - March 17, 1956) was an American comedian whose absurdist, pointed radio show (1934-1949) made him one of the most popular and forward-looking humorists in the so-called classic era of American radio
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- A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized. Fred Allen »
- A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done. Fred Allen »
- California is a fine place to live--if you happen to be an orange. Fred Allen »
- Committee--a group of men who individually can do nothing but as a group decide that nothing can be done. Fred Allen »
- Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns he should be drawn and quoted. Fred Allen »
- Hollywood is a place where people from Iowa mistake each other for stars. Fred Allen »
- I can't understand why a person will take a year to write a novel when he can easily buy one for a few dollars. Fred Allen »
- I have just returned from Boston. It is the only sane thing to do if you find yourself up there. Fred Allen »
- If the grass is greener in the other fellow's yard - let him worry about cutting it. Fred Allen »
- Imitation is the sincerest form of television. Fred Allen »
- Television is a new medium. It's called a medium because nothing is well-done. Fred Allen »
- Television is the triumph of machine over people. Fred Allen »
- The last time I saw him he was walking down Lover's Lane holding his own hand. Fred Allen »
- What's on your mind, if you will allow the overstatement Fred Allen »
- You can take all the sincerity in Hollywood, place it in the navel of a firefly and still have room enough for three caraway seeds and a producer's heart. Fred Allen »
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