Flip Wilson Quotes
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You can't expect to hit the jackpot if you don't put a few nickels in the machine.
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Funny is an attitude.
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The secret of my success with Geraldine is that she's not a putdown of women. She's smart, she's trustful, she's loyal, she's sassy.
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Violence is a tool of the ignorant.
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Get well cards have become so humorous that if you don't get sick you're missing half the fun.
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The devil made me do it.
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My show is my statement. What I have to say is on the screen. My life is my own. I don't want to talk about my private self. Why should I?
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The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down.
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It would be ridiculous for me to say anything negative regarding blacks having an equal opportunity on TV.
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My happiest memory of childhood was my first birthday in reform school. This teacher took an interest in me. In fact, he gave me the first birthday presents I ever got: a box of Cracker Jacks and a can of ABC shoe polish.
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A show hosted by a black had never been accepted, so the first time that knob's turned on, people are judging against all they have ever been taught. I may have been the first black in the house.
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My main point is to be funny; if I can slip a message in there, fine.
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If I could marry my motorcycle, I'd roll her right up to the altar.
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I tell fans who ask me why I'm not doing comedy anymore that I'm a different person. I've grown and I've matured. I've made a transition to where I really want to be.
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Everyone in this house and the houses next door knows when I'm in the sauna because I start singing, and I sing the blues when I'm in a really good mood. I have a really loud voice, you know.
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I've had all that you could ask for. The fat lady has sung, and there's a standing ovation.
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When you're hot, you're hot; when you're not, you're not.
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I study a lot of philosophy. I want to be an example of how to enjoy this success, and that's exactly what I've done. I've enjoyed every moment.
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I was number one in the ratings four times last year and twice this season. What could be more damn equal than that? If they get any more equal, I don't want it.
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I think Mr. Wilson will have to be the rest of the way alone.
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I told CBS, 'My career is going down the toilet, and you're pulling the chain.'
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Funny is not a color. Being black is only good from the time you get from the curtain to the microphone.
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I have my outlet for my humor through my characters, and I also have the intimacy of rapport with my fans that allows me to explain my philosophy and spirituality.
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Don't order one for the road, because the road is already laid out.