Gracie Allen
Gracie Allen
Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie "Gracie" Allenwas an American comedian who became internationally famous as the zany partner and comic foil of husband and "straight man" George Burns. For contributions to the television industry, Gracie Allen was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6672 Hollywood Boulevard. The team of Burns and Allen was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1988...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth26 July 1902
CitySan Francisco, CA
CountryUnited States of America
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It's a game everybody plays. If you see a man with a beard and holler "Beaver!" it's five points. And if you see a man with a moustache, it's onlI three points.
We favor putting Congress on a commission basis. Pay them for results. If they do a good job and the country prospers, they get 10% of the extra take.
This recipe is certainly silly. It says to separate two eggs, but it doesn't say how far to separate them.
A friend asked her doctor if a woman should have children after thirty-five. I said, "Thirty-five children is enough for any woman.
I left my car parked at the top of Lombard Street Hill, and I forgot to put the breaks on. It's the funniest thing. The car is running down the hill.
A platform is something a candidate stands for and the voters fall for.
Never place a period where God has placed a comma.
This used to be a government of checks and balances. Now it's all checks and no balances.
Gracie comes home from the hospital after visiting a sick friend. (George) 'Where did you get the flowers?' (Gracie) 'I went to visit Mable.' (George) 'Yeah, so?' (Gracie) 'WELL, you told me to take her flowers!'
When you learn to make everybody happy, you will possess the golden secret of how to milk the contented voters. But do it in such a way that they won't think you want them to vote for you just because you need the money.They need the money, and besides, they can think up other reasons if they try.
As a well-known great man would have said if he had thought of it, "Don't go around offending people just because it can be done sitting down.
All the other candidates are making speeches about how much they have done for their country, which is ridiculous. I haven't done anything yet, and I think it's just common sense to send me to Washington and make me do my share.
I think there's so much good in the worst of us, and so many of the worst of us get the best of us, that the rest of us aren't even worth talking about.
I fully realize that every promise I make, the Republicans will double and the Democrats will redouble. They think this will make me vulnerable, but they don't know I have some tricks up my sleeve, along with a box of raisins to munch on while I'm waiting for the returns to come in.