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> [I could always make people around me laugh. It was more of a defense mechanism more than anything else, because I was a pretty shy guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-hawkins/i-could-always-make-people-around-me-laugh-it-was-more-of-a-defense/)

[Tim Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-hawkins/)

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## More by Tim Hawkins

> [“Father, we come to You, Father, in the name of the Father, Father we come to You, Father, Father, just, just, Father, Father...' You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-hawkins/father-we-come-to-you-father-in-the-name-of-the-father-father-we-come/)

[Tim Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-hawkins/)

> [“Remarkably, 85% of all people who will ever come to Christ do so before they reach their nineteenth birthday.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-hawkins/remarkably-85-of-all-people-who-will-ever-come-to-christ-do-so-before/)

[Tim Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-hawkins/)

> [“You need to go sit on the pot.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-hawkins/you-need-to-go-sit-on-the-pot/)

[Tim Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-hawkins/)

> [“Every town you go to, they tell you what's special about their town. What they're number one at... This guy comes up and says,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-hawkins/every-town-you-go-to-they-tell-you-what-s-special-about-their-town/)

[Tim Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-hawkins/)

> [“Do not siphon gas with your mouth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-hawkins/do-not-siphon-gas-with-your-mouth/)

[Tim Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-hawkins/)

> [“I found a really good Brussel sprouts recipe on Instagram. It's really good. It's easy. Take the Brussel sprouts, cut them in half, put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-hawkins/i-found-a-really-good-brussel-sprouts-recipe-on-instagram-it-s-really/)

[Tim Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-hawkins/)

> [Some people are more expressive in worship. Some people more subtle and it's all good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-hawkins/some-people-are-more-expressive-in-worship-some-people-more-subtle/)

[Tim Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-hawkins/)

> [Vision - You dream the impossible; You imagine the incredible; You achieve the extraordinary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-hawkins/vision-you-dream-the-impossible-you-imagine-the-incredible-you/)

[Tim Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-hawkins/)

> [I've noticed the people most uptight about smokers and drinkers don't really have a problem with gluttony and gossip.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-hawkins/i-ve-noticed-the-people-most-uptight-about-smokers-and-drinkers-don-t/)

[Tim Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-hawkins/)

> [Two conditions that warrant someone's unconditional devotion: 1. Save their life 2. Help them move a pillow top mattress](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-hawkins/two-conditions-that-warrant-someone-s-unconditional-devotion-1-save/)

[Tim Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-hawkins/)

> [Legality and oppression are not unknown to run hand in hand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-hawkins/legality-and-oppression-are-not-unknown-to-run-hand-in-hand/)

[Tim Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-hawkins/)

> [We have our own language. Christianese... We don't say 'He's out of his mind,' no, we say 'That's our youth pastor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-hawkins/we-have-our-own-language-christianese-we-don-t-say-he-s-out-of-his/)

[Tim Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-hawkins/)

> [I could always make people around me laugh. It was more of a defense mechanism more than anything else, because I was a pretty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-hawkins/i-could-always-make-people-around-me-laugh-it-was-more-of-a-defense/)

[Tim Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-hawkins/)

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