Tom Smothers Quotes & Sayings
12 most famous Tom Smothers quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's an 87 year old American comedian born on Feb 2, 1937.
“I found out that I couldn't have a nervous breakdown. I tried a couple of times, but it just didn't work out. My mind, my body wouldn't let me.”
“They ought to put an amendment to the First Amendment that says there shall also be freedom of hearing.”
“Freedom of expression and freedom of speech aren't really important unless they're heard. The freedom of hearing is as important as the freedom of speaking.”
“It's hard for me to stay silent when I keep hearing that peace is only attainable through war. There's nothing more scary than watching ignorance in action.”
“Every day I think, 'Gosh, I wish I could be like George Carlin, Bill Maher: I want that edge.' But every time I start to get that edgy thing, I get kind of mean.”
“I wanted to be in show business, and I was funny.”
“If you're ahead of your time, who's going to listen? If you're behind the times, it's boring.”
“No comedian's wife thinks he's funny. The first few years of the marriage, maybe. I was funny as hell the first couple of years.”
“Our mother was so public - we always talked about her. But with her passing, all of a sudden we don't even want to talk about her.”
“We weren't radical chic. Jane Fonda embarrassed me. We belonged to no political parties. Basically, we were vaudevillians.”
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