Tim Allen Quotes

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Use a screwdriver instead of a hammer. Try to untighten the nut with your hand. Utilize the path of least resistance first.

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One of the best pieces of advice my mother gave me was "Make your bed in other people's homes. That way you get invited back."

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Being wealthy when no one else is is like being the only one at the party with a drink.

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Sometimes you get the sense that the Creator is getting to that point of "Yeah, we might have to reboot."

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When I went to jail, reality hit so hard that it took my breath away, took my stance away, took my strength away. I was there buck naked, humiliated, sitting in my own crap and urine — this is a metaphor. My ego had run off. Your ego is the biggest coward.

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You don't know what people are really like until they're under a lot of stress.

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I wonder if to stare into the face of God will drive me crazy. (I wonder who would blink first.)

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As the Chinese will tell you, history depends on your point of view.

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A car crossed two lanes of traffic, flipped, and landed on my dad's car. I don't blame cars. My dad loved cars. I don't have many memories of my dad. The love of cars is all I have of him, really.

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In politics, there's compromise and everyone feels like shit. In marriage, compromise nurtures the relationship.

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The greatest missile in the world is useless...unless it's targeted. A torpedo is adrift unless it has someplace to go. An arrow is pointless unless it hits something. So it's important for kids — for everyone, even if you fail at first — to target something and head in that direction. With all your might.

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Before Kady was born, I didn't think having a kid would be such a big deal. My attitude was simple: Babies are nice, play with them, put them in the closet until the next time.

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Why go to a church to worship God? A church is man made. God never said, "And let there be aluminum siding." Climbing a tree to talk to God sounds like a better idea since only God can make a tree. And if that tree's on a golf course, all the better.

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When somebody tells you they're not very smart, they're saying exactly the opposite.

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My aunt, thirty years a feminist, says, A car is just an extension of your penis. Oh, I wish.

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The ego is like a kid in the basement: It's best to keep him busy.

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I blend memories. I blend them into one that's funny. I exaggerate to clarify.

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I'm sad for adults who want to be children. And children who want to be adults.

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My stepfather stepped in where no man would've stepped in — six kids, five of them boys — and that's heroic.

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Men are liars. We'll lie about lying if we have to. I'm an algebra liar. I figure two good lies make a positive.

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I know it sounds odd, but I want to make a Rolex-quality screwdriver.

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