Fred Allen

Radio Comedian American 1894 – 1956

Pioneer of radio comedy with witty insult humor and satirical sketches.

377 quotes

"Long live the spirit of resistance and insubordination."
Freedom
"Look for something positive in each day, even if some days you have to look a little harder."
Happiness
"The only thing that matters in life is what you leave behind when you're gone."
Life
"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend."
Love
"The greatest wisdom is knowing what you don't know."
Wisdom
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."
Happiness
"Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm."
Success
"A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down."
Friendship
"Family is where life begins and love never ends."
Family
"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness."
Hope
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."
Courage
"Change is the only constant in life except for death and taxes."
Change
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
Education
"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens."
Knowledge
"Time is the most valuable thing you can give someone."
Time
"Truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
Truth
"Freedom is the oxygen of the soul."
Freedom
"Peace begins with a smile."
Peace
"In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks."
Nature
"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."
Art
"Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life."
Science
"Music is the universal language of mankind."
Music
"Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase."
Faith
"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
Leadership
"Work is love made visible."
Work
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought."
Dreams
"Humor is the shortest distance between two people."
Humor
"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart."
Beauty
"To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure."
Death
"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."
Perseverance