48 Quotes by Flip Wilson

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    If I had my whole life to live over again, I don’t think I’d have the strength.

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    Things can be funny only when we are in fun. When we’re ‘dead earnest,’ humor is the only thing that is dead.

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    Get well cards have become so humorous that if you don’t get sick you’re missing half the fun.

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    With all the trouble black people have, they try to forget on weekends. You’ve got to be good to make them laugh.

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    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 get any more equal, I don’t want it.

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    I tell fans who ask me why I'm not doing comedy anymore that I'm a different person. I've grown and I've matured. I've made a transition to where I really want to be.

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    Everyone in this house and the houses next door knows when I'm in the sauna because I start singing, and I sing the blues when I'm in a really good mood. I have a really loud voice, you know.

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    I have the bug again. I'm expecting the response to seeing the show again on Nick to be very good, and this will set the groundwork for what I want to do.

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