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Quote by Fred Allen
We are living in the machine age. For the first time in history th

We are living in the machine age. For the first time in history the comedian has been compelled to supply himself with jokes and comedy material to compete with the machine. Whether he knows it or not, the comedian is on a treadmill to oblivion. – Fred Allen

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I have just returned from Boston. It is the only thing to do if you find yourself up there. – Fred Allen

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funny
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My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense. – Fred Allen

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dad
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Cocktail party: A gathering held to enable forty people to talk about themselves at the same time. The man who remains after the liquor is gone is the host. – Fred Allen

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A man growing old becomes a child again. – Sophocles

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I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland. And when we moved to America, it was just the typical thing except I was really good at it so was my brother. – Eddie Van Halen

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No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special, and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning. – Barbara de Angelis

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Another belief of mine that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. – Margaret Atwood

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