Flip Wilson Quotes
- Funny is an attitude.
- If I had my whole life to live over again, I don't think I'd have the strength.
- My show is my statement. What I have to say is on the screen. My life is my own. I don't want to talk about…
- Being a comedian is like being a con man. You have to make 'em like you before you can fool 'em.
- What you see is what you get.
- You can't expect to hit the jackpot if you don't put a few nickels in the machine.
- The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down.
- Get well cards have become so humorous that if you don't get sick you're missing half the fun.
- Violence is a tool of the ignorant.
- Don't order one for the road, because the road is already laid out.
- Things can be funny only when we are in fun. When we're 'dead earnest,' humor is the only thing that is dead.
- I was number one in the ratings four times last year and twice this season. What could be more damn equal than that? If they…
- My happiest memory of childhood was my first birthday in reform school. This teacher took an interest in me. In fact, he gave me the…
- Funny is not a color. Being black is only good from the time you get from the curtain to the microphone.
- I think Mr. Wilson will have to be the rest of the way alone.
- It would be ridiculous for me to say anything negative regarding blacks having an equal opportunity on TV.
- My main point is to be funny; if I can slip a message in there, fine.
- The devil made me do it.
- Before you can hit the jackpot, you have to put a coin in the machine.
- It's later than it's ever been.