Ronnie Shakes (born Ronald Michael Sakele; February 21, 1947 – May 16, 1987) was an American stand up comedian who made seven appearances on the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from 1984 to 1987. According to his wife, Ronnie "idolized [Woody] Allen, especially his perfect lines and timing".
I fear one day I'll meet God, he'll sneeze, and I won't know what to say.
I fear one day I'll meet God, he'll sneeze and I won't know what to say.
Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.
You never get over it. But you get to where it doesn’t bother you so much.
—Jeffrey Eugenides in The Virgin Suicides