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As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.

~Buddy Hackett

Topics: Child Choices Family Leave Menu Take Two

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I've had a good day when I don't fall out of the cart.

~Buddy Hackett

Topics: Cart Day Fall Good Good Day Had Out

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I've had a few arguments with people, but I never carry a grudge. You know why? While you're carrying a grudge, they're out dancing.

~Buddy Hackett

Topics: Argument Carry Carrying Dancing Few Grudge Had Know Never Out People While Why You

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Ninety-nine percent is in the delivery. If you have the right voice and the right delivery, you're cocky enough, and you pound down on the punch line, you can say anything and make people laugh maybe three times before they realize you're not telling jokes.

~Buddy Hackett

Topics: Anything Before Cocky Delivery Down Enough Jokes Laugh Line Make Maybe Ninety-Nine Ninety-Nine Percent People Percent Pound Punch Punch Line Realize Right Say Telling Three Times Voice You

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If you have the right voice and the right delivery, you're cocky enough, and you pound down on the punch line, you can say anything and make people laugh maybe three times before they realize you're not telling jokes.

~Buddy Hackett

Topics: Anything Before Cocky Delivery Down Enough Jokes Laugh Line Make Maybe People Pound Punch Punch Line Realize Right Say Telling Three Times Voice You

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A comedian sees the world bent. I'm tangent to the circle.

~Buddy Hackett

Topics: Bent Circle Comedian Sees World

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Golf is more fun than walking naked in a strange place, but not much.

~Buddy Hackett

Topics: Fun Golf More Much Naked Place Strange Than Walking

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There have always been mixed emotions about Howard Cosell: Some people hate him like poison, and other people just hate him regular.

~Buddy Hackett

Topics: About Always Been Emotions Hate Him Just Like Mixed Other People Poison Regular Some Some People

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I have the gift of laughter. I can make people laugh at will. In good times and in bad. And that I don't question. It was a gift from God.

~Buddy Hackett

Topics: Bad Gift God Good Good Times Laugh Laughter Make People Question Times Will I Can

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At the Sahara, the seats are banked and most of the audience is looking down at the stage. Everybody in the business knows: Up for singers, down for comics. The people want to idealize a singer. They want to feel superior to a comic. You're trying to make them laugh. They can't laugh at someone they're looking up to.

~Buddy Hackett

Topics: Audience Business Comic Comics Down Everybody Feel Idealize Knows Laugh Looking Make Most People Seats Singer Singers Someone Stage Superior Them Trying Up Want You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: August 31st, 1924

Died: June 30th, 2003

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