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19 quotes by Buddy Hackett

Buddy Hackett (born Leonard Hacker; August 31, 1924 – June 30, 2003) was an American comedian and actor. Notable roles he portrayed include Marcellus Washburn in The Music Man, Benjy Benjamin in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and Tennessee Steinmetz in The Love Bug.
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As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.

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If you have the right voice and the right delivery, you're cocky enough, and you pound down on the punch line, you can say anything and make... →

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At the Sahara, the seats are banked and most of the audience is looking down at the stage. Everybody in the business knows: Up for singers, down for... →

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You want to know what makes me tick, I'll tell you what makes me tick. I was a boy growing up in Brooklyn; I read a two-penny magazine called... →

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I've had a few arguments with people, but I never carry a grudge. You know why? While you're carrying a grudge, they're out dancing.

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I have the gift of laughter. I can make people laugh at will. In good times and in bad. And that I don't question. It was a gift from God.

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I've had a good day when I don't fall out of the cart.

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Ninety-nine percent is in the delivery. If you have the right voice and the right delivery, you're cocky enough, and you pound down on the punch... →

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Golf is more fun than walking naked in a strange place, but not much.

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I found out that if you made people laugh, they like you. Most people got to like me because I made them laugh. When they didn't, I hit them.

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A comedian sees the world bent. I'm tangent to the circle.

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There have always been mixed emotions about Howard Cosell: Some people hate him like poison, and other people just hate him regular.

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You look up at drama, down at comedy. A singer, looking up is okay. A comic, it's death.

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