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> [In some articles written about me, writers have said I'm a link between the old and the new, and I think, in a certain sense, that's legitimate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-klein/in-some-articles-written-about-me-writers-have-said-i-m-a-link/)

[Robert Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-klein/)

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## More by Robert Klein

> [But I think the other is a little more like bullfighting, a little more daring and although I appreciate good acting and I liked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-klein/but-i-think-the-other-is-a-little-more-like-bullfighting-a-little/)

[Robert Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-klein/)

> [I guess I'm pleased and proud of the respect of my peers, and that when I disappear from the scene or from this earth,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-klein/i-guess-i-m-pleased-and-proud-of-the-respect-of-my-peers-and-that/)

[Robert Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-klein/)

> [ \[T\]he Super Bowl, the quintessential American creation. A dizzying mélange of brilliant entrepreneurship in an atmosphere of intense competition. It is the perfect show… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-klein/t-he-super-bowl-the-quintessential-american-creation-a-dizzying-m/)

[Robert Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-klein/)

> [I'd walk into the school, smell that institutional smell of the tomato soup, peanut butter, disinfectant, and boys room. Pass the lunchroom, see the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-klein/i-d-walk-into-the-school-smell-that-institutional-smell-of-the-tomato/)

[Robert Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-klein/)

> [I was a class clown. My father was a class clown. My son has been a class clown, and it sort of ran in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-klein/i-was-a-class-clown-my-father-was-a-class-clown-my-son-has-been-a/)

[Robert Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-klein/)

> [In the book of things people more often do wrong than right, investing must certainly top the list, followed closely by wallpapering and eating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-klein/in-the-book-of-things-people-more-often-do-wrong-than-right-investing/)

[Robert Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-klein/)

> [One of my greatest inspirations for stand-up was Jonathan Winters. He was a genius. One thing about him, and also Lenny Bruce, is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-klein/one-of-my-greatest-inspirations-for-stand-up-was-jonathan-winters-he/)

[Robert Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-klein/)

> [I wrote my book 'The Amorous Busboy Of Decatur Avenue' completely like a writer does, writing it down, re-writing everything. But in my stand-up,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-klein/i-wrote-my-book-the-amorous-busboy-of-decatur-avenue-completely-like/)

[Robert Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-klein/)

> [My 1974 album 'Mind Over Matter' was a detailed thing about Watergate. I always had some righteous indignation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-klein/my-1974-album-mind-over-matter-was-a-detailed-thing-about-watergate-i/)

[Robert Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-klein/)

> [But to do it professionally is a quantum leap difference and my father had to be persuaded by these kind of Ivy League professors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-klein/but-to-do-it-professionally-is-a-quantum-leap-difference-and-my/)

[Robert Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-klein/)

> [I learned more at The Second City than I did at Yale for all that high tuition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-klein/i-learned-more-at-the-second-city-than-i-did-at-yale-for-all-that/)

[Robert Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-klein/)

> [There is a cliche that probably has some anecdotal evidence on the side that comedians are very depressed people, but that's because no one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-klein/there-is-a-cliche-that-probably-has-some-anecdotal-evidence-on-the/)

[Robert Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-klein/)

> [Comedy is still alive, and there are still funny people. Jews are still overrepresented in comedy and psychiatry and underrepresented in the priesthood. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-klein/comedy-is-still-alive-and-there-are-still-funny-people-jews-are-still/)

[Robert Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-klein/)

> [Regis and I were inducted into the original Bronx Walk of Fame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-klein/regis-and-i-were-inducted-into-the-original-bronx-walk-of-fame/)

[Robert Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-klein/)

> [I have a work-out regime; I am not a maniac. It sounds cliche, but stand-up comedy, doing a one-man show, helps keep me young,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-klein/i-have-a-work-out-regime-i-am-not-a-maniac-it-sounds-cliche-but-stand/)

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