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01Undated

Some movie stars wear their sunglasses even in church. They're afraid God might recognize them and ask for autographs.

Fred Allen / quote

02Undated

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

Fred Allen / quote

03Undated

I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.

Fred Allen / quote

04Undated

The last time I saw him he was walking down lover's lane holding his own hand.

Fred Allen / quote

05Undated

Television is a medium because anything well done is rare.

Fred Allen / quote

06Undated

Life, in my estimation, is a biological misadventure that we terminate on the shoulders of six strange men whose only objective is to make a hole in one with you.

Fred Allen / quote