Top 70 Red Buttons Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Crispus Attucks, who said, Don’t shoot till you see the whites! Never got a dinner!”

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2. “There is only one goal. That’s to keep working and keep flossing.”

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3. “Orville Wright said to his brother, “Wilbur, you were only in the air for 12 seconds. How could my luggage be in Cleveland?””

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4. “Where else but in America can a poor black man like Michael Jackson grow up to be a rich white woman?”

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5. “Sophia Loren, whose new baby asked her, Is all that for me? Never got a dinner!”

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6. “Ponce de Leon, who said when he discovered the Fountain of Youth, Where the hell are the paper cups? Never got a dinner!”

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7. “Moses, who said when the Red Sea parted, What the hell was that? I was just going in for a dip! Never got a dinner!”

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8. “Joe Torre, who switched to first base because he didn’t want to go through life as Chicken Catcher Torre. Never got a dinner!”

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9. “Saint Christopher, who said, Where can I get a Frank Sinatra medal? Never got a dinner!”

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10. “Christopher Columbus, who said to Queen Isabella, No, you got it wrong! The world is round. You’re flat! Never got a dinner!”

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11. “Henry Ford, who despite his immense wealth never owned a Cadillac. Never got a dinner!”

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12. “King Henry VIII, who said to his lawyer, Forget the alimony, I’ve got a better idea. Never got a dinner!”

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13. “The Mayor of Hong Kong, who said Can’t work today. Have American flu. Never got a dinner!”

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14. “Gandhi, who went to Wendy’s and asked, Where’s the belief? Never got a dinner!”

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15. “Joseph Cotten, who said, You know how I got my name? Sammy Davis picked it for me. Never got a dinner!”

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16. “Ben Hur, who said to his sister Ben Him, We’d better swap names before they start calling me Ben Gay! Never got a dinner!”

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17. “Sleeping Beauty, who said to Prince Charming, Are you sure all we did was kiss? Never got a dinner!”

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18. “Pliny the Elder, who when Rome was burning requested Nero to play You Picked a Fine Time to Leave Me, Lucille. Never got a dinner!”

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19. “Moshe Dayan, who said to Sammy Davis, Jr., That’s funny, to me you only look half Jewish. Never got a dinner!”

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20. “Goliath’s mother, who said to Goliath, Stop running around with David! You’re always coming home stoned! Never got a dinner!”

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21. “Adam, who said to Eve, What do you mean you have nothing to wear? Never got a dinner!”

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22. “Some of the most famous people in history never got a dinner!”

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23. “William Tell’s son, Telly, who said as his father was pointing the bow and arrow at the apple on his head, There’s gotta be an easier way to kill worms. Never got a dinner!”

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24. “Dr. Spock, who said, Never raise your hands to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected. Never got a dinner!”

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25. “Venus de Milo’s mother, who once said to Venus, You never call me. Can’t you pick up a phone? Never got a dinner!”

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26. “Noah’s wife, who said to him after 40 days and 40 nights, It’s your turn to spread the papers on the floor! Never got a dinner!”

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27. “Eve said to the serpent, ‘You know I could go for a bit to eat, but I don’t know you from Adam.’”

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28. “Bluebeard, who said to Scottland Yard, How do I know how many wives I’ve killed? I’m not an accountant! Never got a dinner!”

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29. “Amelia Earhart, who said, Stop looking for me; see if you can find my luggage! Never got a dinner!”

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30. “Adam, who said to our Lord in the Garden of Eden, I got more ribs – you got more broads? Never got a dinner!”

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31. “Jack the Ripper’s mother, who said to Jack, How come I never see you with the same girl twice? Never got a dinner!”

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32. “Maid Marion, who said to Robin Hood, I will not live in a house with a Little John. Never got a dinner!”

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33. “Moses, who said to the children of Israel, Wear your galoshes; I never did this trick before. Never got a dinner!”

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34. “The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, who said to his tailor Irving, Forget the slacks – please work on the blazer! Never got a dinner!”

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35. “Peter Minuet, who said to the Indians in modern-day Manhattan, Will you accept a check from a Puerto Rican bank? Never got a dinner!”

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36. “John Travolta, who said, My Saturday night fever was nothing compared to my Sunday morning rash. Never got a dinner!”

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37. “Julius Caesar’s wife, who said to Julius, We are not naming our son Sid! Never got a dinner!”

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38. “Sonny Von Bulow, who said to her husband Claus on their honeymoon, Stop needling me. Never got a dinner!”

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39. “Donald Trump’s mother, who said, Donnie! Stop playing Monopoly and get in that barber’s chair! Never got a dinner!”

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40. “Orson Welles, who said to Anita Bryant, Stop picketing me. What I said was I was a thespian. Never got a dinner!”

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41. “When people ask me if Dean Martin drank, let me put it this way. If Dracula bit Dean in the neck, he’d get a Bloody Mary.”

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42. “Michelangelo’s girlfriend, who said to Angelo, Forget the paint – let’s put a mirror on the ceiling. Never got a dinner!”

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43. “Dracula, who said while they drove a wooden stake into his heart, Boy, I sure hope this is heartburn. Never got a dinner!”

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44. “The Puerto Rican doctor, who wrote all his prescriptions with spray paint. Never got a dinner!”

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45. “Alexander Graham Bell’s wife, who said to Alex on their wedding night, Your three minutes are up. Never got a dinner!”

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46. “George Washington, who said to his father, Dad, if I never tell I lie, how am I ever gonna become President? Never got a dinner!”

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47. “Dinah Shore? Wonderful woman. Dinah formed a foundation to locate missing senior citizens by putting their pictures on prune juice bottles.”

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48. “J. Paul Getty, who still hasn’t been buried – they keep finding oil! Never got a dinner!”

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49. “Dean Martin’s great-great-uncle, Ebenezer Martin, who said to Eli Whitney, I see the cotton, but where’s the gin? Never got a dinner!”

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50. “Dean Martin’s pancreas, who overheard his liver singing I got a right to sing the blues. Never got a dinner!”

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