More - Red Skelton Quotes

I'm nuts and I know it. But so long as I make 'em laugh, they ain't going to lock me up.

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 American Comedian Funny Laughter

I personally believe that each of us was put here for a purpose -- to build not to destroy. If I can make people smile, then I have served my purpose for God.

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 Life

Exercise? I get in on the golf course. When I see my friends collapse, I run for the paramedics.

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 Exercise

I don't want to be called 'the greatest' or 'one of the greatest'; let other guys claim to be the best. I just want to be known as a clown because to me that's the height of my profession. It means you can do everything-sing, dance, and above all, make people laugh.

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Francis Joins the Navy.

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Live by this credo: have a little laugh at life and look around you for happiness instead of sadness. Laughter has always brought me out of unhappy situations.

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 American Comedian Funny Happiness

No matter what your heartache may be, laughing helps you forget it for a few seconds.

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 American Comedian Funny

All men make mistakes, but married men find out about them sooner.

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 American Comedian Funny Men

God's children and their happiness are my reasons for being.

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 American Comedian Children Funny

Today's comics use four-letter words as a shortcut to thinking. They're shooting for that big laugh and it becomes a panic thing, using four-letter words to shock people.

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