California is a fine place to live—if you happen to be an orange.

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About Fred Allen

Portrait of Fred Allen

John Florence Sullivan (May 31, 1894 – March 17, 1956), known professionally as Fred Allen, was an American comedian. His absurdist, topically pointed radio program The Fred Allen Show (1932–1949) made him one of the most popular and forward-looking humorists in the Golden Age of American radio.

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The first time I sang in the church choir; two hundred people changed their religion.

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I don't have to look up my family tree, because I know that I'm the sap.

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

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A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.

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A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.

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Photographer Yousuf Karsh and his wife were having lunch with astronaut Neil Armstrong after a photo session. Armstrong politely questioned the couple about the many different countries they had visited. "But, Mr. Armstrong," protested Mrs. Karsh, "you've walked on the moon. We want to hear about your travels."
"But that's the only place I've ever been," replied Armstrong apologetically.

—The Little, Brown Book of Anecdotes

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Traveling is all very well and good as long as you know there is a place or person you can call home.

—Jodi Picoult in Mercy

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Home, as far as I'm concerned, is the place you have to leave. And then, if you're like me, spend the rest of your life mourning.

—Paulette Bates Alden

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When Solomon said there was a time and a place for everything he had not encountered the problem of parking his automobile.

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Some people think that a place can save them. Like if they could just be somewhere else, their lives would be totally different. They could finally be the people they always wanted to be. But to me, a place is just a place. If you really want things to change, you can make them change no matter where you are.

—Hannah Harrington in Saving June

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History

20 Jan 2015 Added
26 Oct 2026 Wording changed

Previous wording

California is a fine place to live--if you happen to be an orange.